| Acronym | Meaning |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible And Infared Imaging Spectrometer |
| AQD | Atmospheric Quality Division |
| GGS | Global Geospace Study |
| SAC-C | Argentina's Scientific Applications Satellite |
| PAC | Polar Atmospheric Chemistry |
| PERL | Practical Extraction And Report Language |
| AEDS | Atomic Energy Detection System |
| MERIT | MERIT |
| DIAL | Differential Absorption Lidar |
| GM | General Motors |