| Acronym | Meaning |
| FOS | Flight Operations Segment |
| IDD | Interface Definition Document |
| IPMP | Intellectual Property Management Program (UCAR) |
| BAPMON | Baseline Air Pollution Monitoring Network |
| GALA | Geoscience Airborne Laser Altimeter |
| PEM | Particle Environment Monitor |
| SBUV | Solar Backscatter Ultrav Iolet |
| AEA | Atomic Energy Act Of 1954 |
| IGPP | Institute Of Geophysics And Planetary Physics |
| EOSDIS | Earth Observing System Data And Information System |