| Acronym | Meaning |
| PMS | Particle Measuring System |
| GOFS | Global Ocean Flux Study |
| CAPS | Cassini Plasma Spectrometer |
| GBPS | Gigabity (109) Per Second |
| ALJ | Administrative Law Judge |
| SCST | State Committee On Science & Technology |
| DEBITS | Deposition Of Biogeochemical Important Trace Species |
| PIXE | Proton Induced X-ray Emission |
| CASI | Canadian Aerospace Institute |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment |