| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIMS | Advanced Information Management Systems |
| PAN | Peroxyacyl Nitrates |
| IBM PS/2 | One Class Of IBM Personal Computers |
| RALI | Resource And Land Information |
| OAO | Office Of Aircraft Operations |
| FWHM | Full Width |
| BIP | Balloon-borne (instrument) Platform |
| MAGE | Marine Aerosol And Gas Exchange Experiment |
| SOLSTICE | Solar/Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment |
| VNTSC | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center |