| Acronym | Meaning |
 | GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
 | ORB | Object Request Broker |
 | ESAD | Earth Science And Applications Division |
 | ASW | Antisubmarine Warfare |
 | IUPAP | International Union Of Pure And Applied Physics |
 | ADM | Administrative Services Section |
 | SODAR | Sonic Backscatter Technique For Measuring Wind Profiles |
 | HF | High Frequency |
 | CACR | Commission On Air Chemistry And Radioactivity |
 | FAGS | Federation Of Astronomical And Geophysical Services |