| Acronym | Meaning |
| FASCODE | Fast Atmosphere Signature Code |
| SEM | System Element Management |
| AMC | American Mining Congress |
| ATAMC | Air Transport Association Meteorological Committee |
| NDARB | North Dakota Atmospheric Resources Board |
| SCPP | Sierra Cooperative Pilot Project |
| SAC-C | Argentina's Scientific Applications Satellite |
| ATDRSS | Advanced TDRSS |
| LPC | Large Particle Count |
| LIDAR | Light Detection And Ranging Instrument |