| Acronym | Meaning |
| EXEC | Executable Program |
| SICIMS | Selected Iron Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry (or Spectrometer |
| NSTA | National Science Teachers Association |
| MATEX | Massive Air Tracer Experiment |
| FSTC | Foreign Science & Technology Center |
| BMFT | Bundesminsterium Fur Forschung Und Technologie |
| WIMPS | Weakly Interacting Massive Particles |
| AMSR | Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer |
| UQAM | Universite De Quebec A Montreal |
| IWGGCDM | International Working Group On Global Change And Data Management |