| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOS | Department Of Space |
| NREL | National Resource Ecology Laboratory |
| DECMAIL | An Electronic Mail Facility Provided By DEC |
| MAMS | Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor |
| IFOV | Instantaneous Field Of View |
| ADMP | Acid Deposition Modeling Project |
| IDB | Immediate Direct Broadcast |
| VTR | Video Tape Recorder |
| LAS | Laboratory Of Atmospheric Science |
| NRDC | National Research Development Corporation |