| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACFM | Actual Cubic Feet Per Minute |
| N-ROSS | Naval Remote Ocean Sensing System |
| CCSP | U.S. Climate Change Science Program |
| DA | Deka |
| IDB | Immediate Direct Broadcast |
| SCATE | Sulfur Chemistry In The Antarctic Troposphere Experiment |
| QSO | Quasi-stellar Object |
| RAMS | Regional Atmospheric Modeling System |
| ECP | Engineering Change Proposal |
| LL | Lincoln Laboratories |