| Acronym | Meaning |
| NMIMT | New Mexico Institute Of Mining & Technology |
| PCM | Parallel Climate Model |
| WFF | Wallops Flight Facility |
| RIDGE | Ridge Interdisciplinary Global Experiment |
| DIAL | Differential Absorption Lidar |
| EOSP | Earth Observing Scannign Polarimeter |
| EASOE | European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment |
| ERC | Environmental Research Center |
| SOS | Swiss Oxidant Study |
| CARB | California Air Resources Board |