| Acronym | Meaning |
| DRGS | Direct Read-out Ground Station |
| GCTM | Global Chemical Transport Model |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference On Environment And Development |
| GCM | General Circulation Model |
| EPICS | Energetic Pion Channel And Spectrometer |
| ADS | Activity Data Sheet |
| NSCAT | NASA Scatterometer |
| GIS | Geographic Information Systems |
| REREX | Remote Read-out Experiment |
| BLM | Bureau Of Land Management |