| Acronym | Meaning |
| JMRNSC | Joint Meteorological Rocket Network Steering Committee |
| SPECMAP | Spectral Mapping |
| ESDI | Enhanced Samll Device Interface |
| BIT | Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1) |
| SERS | STORM Education And Research System |
| ICITA | International Cooperative Investigation Of The Tropical Atlantic |
| AFEL | Advanced Free-electron Laser |
| LBA/TRMM | Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment In Amazonia/Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
| DCE | Distributed Computing Environment |
| EXCEL | Experimental Chloride Extraction Line |