| Acronym | Meaning |
| AQCR | Air Quality Control Region |
| NAOS | North American Observing System |
| BRAVE | Boeing Robotic Air Vehicle |
| UNIX | A Computer Operating System Developed By AT&T And Modified Extensively By The University Of California At Berkeley |
| BATGE | Biosphere-Atmosphere Trace Gas Exchange In The Tropics |
| IIWG | International Investigator Working Group |
| MB | Millibar |
| CAL | Cray Assembly Language |
| SMOG | N/A |
| CALTECH | California Institute Of Technology |