| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSI | Measurements |
| AEC | Atomic Energy Commision |
| CARS | Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy |
| FIRS | Fourier Transform Infrared Sounder |
| CDRL | Contract Data Requirements List |
| RAMS | Regional Atmospheric Modeling System |
| OLE | Object Linking And Embedding |
| SIO | Scripps Institution Of Oceanography |
| RPM | Radiation And Particles Measurement |
| BGE | Block Gaussian Elimination |