| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCATE | Sulfur Chemistry In The Antarctic Troposphere Experiment |
| NSC | Network Systems Corporation |
| NODC | National Oceanographic Data Center |
| ASQC | American Society For Quality Control |
| FOCAL | Programme Francais Ocean Et Climat Dans D'Atlantique Equatorial |
| NOC | Network Operations Center |
| HMS | High-altitude Multispectral Sounder |
| MARK-IVB | N/A |
| ALP | Assemble Language Preprocessor |
| HEOS | Highly Eccentric Orbit Satellite |