| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOT | Department Of Transportation |
| SLED | Single Large Expensive Disk |
| GTCP | Global Tropospheric Chemistry Program |
| SAM | Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement |
| AFD | Acid Fractionator Distillate |
| DCA | Data Collection Assignment |
| CCN | Cloud Condensation Nuclei |
| SCR | Selective Chopper Radiometer |
| PEPPI | Photometric Eclipse Polar Plume Imager |
| MF | Medium Frequency |