| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICC | Instrument Control Center |
| DB | Direct Broadcast |
| ASRC | Atmospheric Sciences Research Center |
| LTE | Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium |
| MJO | Madden-Julian Oscillation |
| SVP | Surface Velocity Program |
| NAS | National Academy Of Sciences |
| AED | Atomic Emission Detector |
| PEPPI | Photometric Eclipse Polar Plume Imager |
| IA | International Angstrom |