| Acronym | Meaning |
| ET | Evapotranspiration |
| IRH | Infrared Hygrometer |
| URL | Universal Resource Locter |
| LMER | Land Margin Ecosystems Research |
| SOI/MDI | Solar Oscillations Imager/Michelson Doppler Imager |
| SPTVAR | Special Purpose Test Vehicle For Atmospheric Research |
| CARSS | Center For Atmospheric And Remote Sounding Studies |
| SSC | Scientific Steering Committee |
| AP | Attached Payload |
| FGCMS | Fast GC / MS = Fast Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry |