| Acronym | Meaning |
 | AQD | Atmospheric Quality Division |
 | IPOMS | International Polar-Orbiting Meteorological Satellite Group |
 | VMS | Virtual Memory Systems |
 | RADEX | Radar Experiment |
 | SST | Supersonic Transport |
 | NT | The Nanotesler (nT) |
 | GMCC | Geophysical Monitoring For Climatic Change |
 | CCM2 | Community Climate Model Version 2 |
 | MODCOMP | A Machine Manufactured By Modular Computer Systems Inc. |
 | ONERA | Office National D'Etudes Et De Recherches Aerospatiales |