| Acronym | Meaning |
| ETM | Enhanced Thematic Mapper |
| AAM | Airborne Activity Monitor |
| IDOE | International Decade Of Ocean Exploration |
| ANL | Argonne National Laboratory |
| STREX | Storm Transfer And Response Experiment |
| UN | United Nations |
| DECU | Developmental & Educational Communications Unit |
| SDS | Scientific Data Systems |
| AFT | Antifreeze Protein |
| ASNT | American Society For Nondestructive Testing |