| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAMS | Stratospheric And Mesospheric Sounder |
| MCA | Moist Convective Adjustment |
| EMG | Electromagnetic Gravity Data |
| BOSS | Badge Office Security Sytem |
| GDPS | Global Data Processing System |
| MECCA | Mesoscale Experiment Center For Control And Analysis |
| ERBS | Earth Radiation Budget Satellite |
| ASP | Advanced Stokes Polarimeter |
| GOM | Global Observations And Modeling Project |
| SIE | Scale Interation Equipment |