| Acronym | Meaning |
| RASTER | (Remote) ASTER |
| HPCS | High-performance Computing Section |
| EAA | Export Administration Act |
| AES | Atmospheric Environment Service |
| MARI | Middle Atmosphere Research Initiative |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| INSTEP | Indonesian Seas Flow Through Experiment |
| FPA | Focal Plane Assembly |
| HARP | Hawaiian Rainband Project |
| LTER | Long-Term Ecological Research Program |