| Acronym | Meaning |
 | PRC | Inc. |
 | F77 | FORTRAN77 |
 | SLAC | Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (or Collider) |
 | SCATT | Scatterometer |
 | HIAPER | High-Performance Instrumented Airborne Platform For Environmental Research |
 | GRID | Graphical Interactive Display |
 | GLWQA | Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement |
 | ESD | Environmental Satellite Data |
 | PCM | Punched Card Machine |
 | NEPH | Nephelometer |