| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIRAGE-MEXICO | Megacity Impact On Regional And Global Environments-Mexico Campaign |
| GTP | Geophysical Turbulence Program |
| UQAM | Universite De Quebec A Montreal |
| EMC | Environmental Modeling Center |
| MSS | Multi-spectral Scanner |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DMSP | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program |
| HIRIS | High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
| VG | Visualization Group |
| NSN | NASA Science Network |