| Acronym | Meaning |
| PACLAT | Pacific Latitudinal Distribution Of Photochemical Trace Species |
| ALT | Altimeter |
| RFC | Request For Comment |
| ACL | Auxiliary Cooling Loop |
| EPIC | Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center |
| AIS | Administrative Information Systems |
| HDLC | High Level Data Link Control |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| SDM | Scientific Data Management |
| FRC | Front Range Consortium |