| Acronym | Meaning |
| GRO | Global And Remote Observations Section |
| VISSR | Visible And Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer |
| ERTAQ | ERT Air Quality |
| APARE | Asian/Pacific Regional Experiment |
| DOAS | Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy |
| ALWAS | Advanced Low-Level Wind Shear Alert System |
| DIPS DMS IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM | N/A |
| TOGA | Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program(me) |
| PFU | Proto Flight Unit |
| IUGS | International Union Of Geological Sciences |