| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATV | Ariane Transfer Vehicle |
| AMS | Atomic Mass Spectrometry |
| MHZ | Megahertz |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
| TRACE | Trace Remote Atmospheric Chemical Evaluation |
| USDA | United States Department Of Agriculture |
| DECNET | Digital Equipment Corporation Network |
| EXAMETNET | Experimental Inter-American Meteorological Rocket Network |
| IIPS | Interactive Information And Processing Systems [for Meteorology |
| M-UCSD | University Of California At San Diego |