| Acronym | Meaning |
| ITS | Instrument Technical Specification |
| ARC | Ames Research Center |
| ASSET | Aerothermodynamicelastic Structure Systems Environmental Tests |
| ADL | Above Detection Limit |
| FORTRAN | FORmula TRANslation |
| TEXEX | Texas Frontal Experiment |
| NAO | North American Oscillation |
| FPI | Fabry-Perot Interferometer |
| JVNC | John Von Neumann National Supercomputing Center |
| Z-R | Relationship |