| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACP | Acoustic Doppler Profilers |
| OBAC | Office Of Budget And Control |
| GEOS | Geostationary Earth-Orbiting Satellite |
| SCM | Solar Constant Monitor |
| DB | Division Burden |
| MMI | Monthly Management Information Report |
| RPM | Revolutions Per Minute |
| SAVE | Stratospheric Aerosol Validation Experiment |
| IAWSP | Intergrated Aviation Wind Shear Plan |
| AOS | Archive And Operations System |