| Acronym | Meaning |
| IAP | International Affiliates Program |
| ALPAL | Parallel Program Developed At LLNL |
| EROS | Earth Resources Observation System |
| AOL | Airborne Oceanographic LIDAR |
| ACARS | ARINC Communication |
| ENSO | El Ni-o-Southern Oscillation |
| ADS | Activity Data Sheet |
| SLAP | Shuttle Laser Altimeter Prototype |
| S&T | Science And Technology |
| BLP | Boundary Layer Profiler |