| Acronym | Meaning |
| IGAC | International Global Atmospheric Chemistry |
| GCTE | Global Change And Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| TUC | Traingle Universities Consortium |
| NILU | Norwegian Institute For Air Research |
| MIMR | Multiband Imaging Microwave Radiometer |
| ADSCEPTS | Advanced Self-contained Chemical Energy Propulsion |
| GHOST | Global Horizontal Sounding Technique |
| NHRL | National Hurricane Research Laboratory |
| JERS-1 | Japanese Earth Resources Sensing Satellite 1 |
| DST | Data Systems Test |