| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACC | Abnormal Condition Control |
| AO | Arctic Oscillation |
| ATV | Ariane Transfer Vehicle |
| AMS | American Meteorological Society |
| LIRIS | Loral IR Imaging System |
| PIFM | Practical Improved Flux Method |
| PERT | Performance Evaluation And Review Technique |
| ADC | Analog-to-digital Converter |
| DAB | Defense Acquisition Board |
| GCP | Global Chemistry Program |