| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECAO | Environmental Criteria And Assessment Office |
| DIC | Defense Intelligence College |
| GPS | Geophysical Processor System |
| AMBIENS | Atmospheric Mass Balance Of Industrially Emitted & Natural Sulfur |
| GLAS | Goddard Laboratory For Atmospheric Science |
| IBM RT | The IBM RISC Technology Computer System |
| MAP | Middle Atmosphere Program |
| EESI | Environment & Energy Study Institute |
| ATV | Ariane Transfer Vehicle |
| GTP | Geophysical Turbulence Program |