| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCARAB | Scanner For Radiation Budget |
| IR | Infrared |
| HIRS | High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| HSM | Hierarchical Storage Management |
| CASAC | Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee |
| MOA | Memorandum Of Agreement |
| IOP | Intensive Observation Period |
| PLDS | Pilot Land Data System |
| TCCR | Technical Committee For Computing Resources |
| BAG | Boulder Aeronomy Group |