| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAGE | Program For The Advancement Of Geoscience Education |
| NOWES | Northern Wetlands Study |
| NAILS | NCAR Airborne Infrared Lidar System |
| ARGOS | Data Collection And Location System |
| ACS | Automated Cartridge System |
| U.S./JC | United States/Japan Cooperation |
| LT | Local Time |
| GNU | GNU's Not UNIX (a Recursive Acronym) |
| CAGEX | CERES/ARM/GEWEX Experiment |
| GTE | Global Tropospheric Experiment |