| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCM | Stratospheric Circulation Model |
| ATEN | Association Technique De L'Energie Nucleaire |
| EPRI | Electric Power Research Institute |
| GPM | Geopotential Meter |
| NIC | Network Interface Card |
| JHWRP | Joint Hawaii Warm Rain Project |
| EMI | Electromagnetic Radiation Interference |
| ODGA | Office Of Development And Government Affairs |
| SPECMAP | Spectral Mapping |
| SLAP | Shuttle Laser Altimeter Prototype |