| Acronym | Meaning |
| LOX | Liquid Oxygen |
| AO | Abnormal Occurrence |
| SAR-C | SAR-C Band |
| GLWQA | Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement |
| IRS | Indian Remote-sensing Satellite |
| FAO | Food And Agriculture Organization |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder |
| HERS | Human Ecology Research Service |
| MPS | Radar System |
| MIZEX | Marginal Ice Zone Experiment |