| Acronym | Meaning |
| GEMS | Global Environment Monitoring System |
| CAS | Climate Analysis Section |
| WI | Workstation Interface |
| KE | Kinetic Energy |
| PVC | Permanent Virtual Circuit |
| MIMSA | Minority Institutions In Marine Sciences Association |
| DCSL | Distributed CSL |
| LIS | Lightning Imaging Sensor |
| TIGCM | Thermosphere-ionosphere General Circulation Model |
| GEM | Geospace Environment Modeling Program |