| Acronym | Meaning |
| PACS | Pan-American Climate Studies |
| AIS | Advanced Isotope Separation |
| STERAO | Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiments |
| DAIRS | Differential Absorption Infrared Sensor |
| KELP | Coronal Emission Line Polarimeter |
| MASSCOMP | Massachusetts Computer Corporation |
| PACDEX | PACific Dust EXperiment |
| VHS | Video-Home System |
| GCM | Global Change Model |
| SEM | System Element Management |