| Acronym | Meaning |
| IUE | International Ultraviolet Explorer |
| TDLAS | Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy |
| AMS | American Meteorological Society |
| AON | Atmospheric Odd Nitrogen Species Project |
| DCF | Data Capture Facility |
| FOF | Field Observing Faciltilty |
| BATCH MCIDAS | Routine That Runs Sequences Of McIDAS Commands From A Script |
| PETS | Performance Evaluation And Test System |
| LOS | Loss Of Signal |
| SCO | Subcarrier Oscillators |