| Acronym | Meaning |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere |
| ATLAS | Airborne Tunable Laser Absorption Spectrometer |
| TOPCAT | A Clear Air Turbulence Measurement Program |
| VCO | Voltage-controlled Oscillation |
| ART | Aqueous Recycle Technologies |
| MDDS | Maintenance Decision Support System |
| MRIR | Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| NOAO | National Optical Astronomy Observatories |
| NAT | Nitric Acid Trihydrate |