| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIM | Artificial Ionization Mirror |
| ALDEN | Alden Electronics |
| ESA | Endangered Species Act |
| DROT | Direct Read Out Terminal |
| EOFS | Empirical Orthogonal Functions |
| SC | Subtropical Stratocumulus |
| INTEX | NASA's Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment |
| ELP | Emission Line Polarimeter |
| VOR | VHF Omnidirectional Range |
| MGA | Meteorological And Geoastrophysical Abstracts |