| Acronym | Meaning |
| RAF | Research Aviation Facility |
| EOCAP | Earth Observations Commercialization Applications Program |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible And Infared Imaging Spectrometer |
| GMSA | Global Multivariate Statistical Analysis |
| TDWR | Terminal Doppler Weather Radar |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| DECDOS | DEC's Version Of DOS |
| GRACE | Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment |
| PPI | Plan-postition Indicator |
| DOL | Department Of Labor |