| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACIS | Automated Chemical Inventory System |
| IGB | International Geophysical Bulletin |
| LASP | Laboratory For Atmospheric And Space Physics |
| PEM | Pacific Exploratory Measurements |
| AP | Attached Payload |
| IRH | Infrared Hygrometer |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| ISCCP | International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program |
| PCAST | President's Council Of Advisers On Science And Technology |
| SEAB | Secretary Of Energy Advisory Board |