| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment |
| ACGIH | American Conference Of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
| POP | Parallel Ocean Program |
| DPDC | Data Processing And Distribution Center |
| IGE | International Group Elements |
| HCN | Historical Climatology Network |
| C | A Programming Language Used Extensively In Systems Software |
| IAMAS | International Association Of Meteorology And Atmospheric Sciences |
| SEM | Space Environment Monitor |
| UT / LS | Upper Troposphere/ Lower Stratosphere |