| Acronym | Meaning |
| EO | Ethylene Oxide |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder |
| SCOR | Scientific Committee For Oceanographic Research |
| FPI | Fabry-Perot Interferometer |
| AFM | Atomic Force Microscopy |
| UNIX | A Computer Operating System Developed By AT&T And Modified Extensively By The University Of California At Berkeley |
| FP | Plasma Frequency |
| ARCNET | Attached Resource Computer Network |
| LPC | Large Particle Count |
| CB | Cumulonimbus |