| Acronym | Meaning |
| OUASS | Omega Upper Atmospheric Sounding Systems |
| AFGL | Air Force Geophysics Laboratory |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| LAPS | Local Analysis And Prediction System |
| SETA | Satellite Electrostatic Triaxial Accelerometer |
| AWP | Aviation Weather Program |
| EICC | Emergency Information Control Center |
| USGCRP | United States Global Change Research Program |
| GIIS | General Instrument Interface Specification |
| BGCWG | Biogeochemistry Working Group |