| Acronym | Meaning |
| USAN | University Satellite Accessed Network |
| EGS | European Geophysical Society |
| FTIR | Fourier Transformed Infrared |
| UNIDATA | University Data Interactive Computing And Communications Systems |
| NAG | Numerical Algorithms Group Inc. |
| MOVIE.BYU | Colored Movie Software Produced By Brigham Young University |
| HIRS | High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| PSC | Geomagnetic Pulsation |
| BPS | Bits Per Second |
| LIDAR | Light Detection And Ranging Instrument |