| Acronym | Meaning |
| IRR | Integrated Requirements Review |
| DIMES | DIstributed MEtadata System |
| NASCO | NAS Committee On Oceanography |
| SEDI | Structure Of The Earth's Deep Interior |
| DCF | Data Capture Facility |
| WLCE | White Light Coronagraph Experiments |
| UEDS | Unidata Experimental Data Service |
| AL | Aeronomy Laboratory |
| GRA | Graduate Research Assistant |
| SIRIS | Stratospheric Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer |