| Acronym | Meaning |
| OAR | Office Of Atmospheric Research |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| NOMHICE | Nonmethane Hydrocarbon Intercomparison Experiment |
| INSAT | Indian National Satellite System |
| ICFD | Institute For Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| RISC | Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
| IDL | Interactive Display Language |
| AES | Atomic Emission Spectroscopy |
| GTCP | Global Tropospheric Chemistry Program |
| IIT | Illinois Institute Of Technology |