| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASTERIX | French Acronym For ELDORA |
| CBERS | China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite |
| WSDDM | Weather Support To Deicing Decision Making |
| UIL | Upper Interval Limit |
| DTM | Digital Terrain Map |
| DOELAP | DOE Laboratory Accreditation Program |
| STIP | Study Of Traveling Interplanetary Phenomena |
| SPC | Small Particle Count (or Counter) |
| FIRE | First ISCCP Radiation Experiment |
| CARP | Colorado-Amudarya Rivers Project |