| Acronym | Meaning |
| SIGGRAPH | Special Interest Group On Graphics Of The Association Of Computing Machinery |
| RPM | Radiation And Particles Measurement |
| GAGE | Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment |
| LME | Layer Management Entity |
| ELVIS | Export Licensing Voice Information System |
| THC | Total Hydrocarbons |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| SWIRLS | Stratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder |
| NHAP | National High Altitude Photography |
| IMAGE | Institute For Mathematics Applied To The Geosciences |