| Acronym | Meaning |
| ELP | Emission Line Polarimeter |
| NOIC | National Oceanographic Instrumentation Center |
| OPS | Onboard Payload Support |
| OWRR | Office Of Water Resources Research |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| EPICS | Energetic Pion Channel And Spectrometer |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| S/TM | Stratospheric/tropospheric Measurements |
| IGACP | International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program |
| ACS | Automated Cartridge System |