| Acronym | Meaning |
| GEISA | Management And Study Of Atmospheric Spectroscopic Information |
| RISE | Radiative Inputs From Sun To Earth |
| ASM | American Society For Metals |
| OB | Optical Bench |
| GCOS | Global Climate Observing System |
| MMSS | Multimission Support Service |
| IAG | Instrumentation Advisory Group |
| AWIPS-90 | Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System For The 90's |
| SMART-RADAR | The Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research And Teaching Radar |
| PFA | Primary Flux Array |