| Acronym | Meaning |
| IDEAS | Instrumentation Development And Education In Airborne Science |
| BNWL | Battelle Northwest Laboratory |
| MSF | Magnetic Flux Structures |
| TAP BL | Non-reactive Gases |
| KB/S | Kbits/s |
| TCZ | Tropical Convergence Zone |
| IGAC | International Global Atmospheric Chemistry |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(ies) |
| FIRE | First ISLSCP Regional Experiment |
| E-MAIL | Electronic Mail |