| Acronym | Meaning |
| NRN | National Research Network |
| IWGDMGC | Interagency Working Group On Data Management For Global Change |
| STIWG | Satellite Telemtry Interagency Working Group |
| EFTC | European Fluorocarbon Technical Committee |
| GTMS | Global Thermospheric Mapping Study |
| TRW SYSTEMS | Inc. |
| GCP | GEWEX Continental-Scale Project |
| DAIRS | Differential Absorption Infrared Sensor |
| LNA | Low-noise Amplifier |
| GHOST | Global Horizontal Sounding Technique |