| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSSE | Observing System Simulation Experiment |
| DOOS | DICOMED Online Operating System |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| GAGE | Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment |
| SPECMAP | Spectral Mapping |
| UI/UM PRICE | Unit Of Issue/Unit Of Measure Price |
| ALERT | Automated Local Evaluation In Real Time |
| ISOS | International Southern Ocean Study |
| MSDOS | Microsoft Disk Operating System |
| PRE-STORM | Preliminary Regional Experiment-STORM |