| Acronym | Meaning |
| ARPA | Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| PROPHET | Program For Research On Oxidants |
| NSFNF | Non-NSF Non-funded |
| CCM | Community Climate Model |
| USN | United States Navy |
| REREX | Remote Read-out Experiment |
| IDASS | Integrated Data Assimilation/Sounding System |
| MOL | Manned Orbital Laboratory |
| IUPAC | International Union Of Pure And Applied Chemistry |
| SPARC | Stratospheric Processes And Their Role In Climate |