| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISAMS | Improved Stratospheric And Mesospheric Sounder |
| INTERNET | The Collection Of All Interconnected Computer Networks Around The Globe That Use The TCP/IP Protocol |
| NEWS | NOAA Earth Watch Service |
| DCG | Derived Air Concentration Guide For Uncontrolled Areas |
| ITM | Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere |
| ACME | Airborne Carbone In The Mountains Experiment |
| SEQUAL | Seasonal Equatorial Atlantic Study |
| SMS | Synchronous Meteorological Satellite |
| AQSM | Air Quality Simulation Model |
| EEPROM | Electronically Eraseable And Programmable Read Only Memory |