| Acronym | Meaning |
| SIGMET | Significant Meteorological Information |
| IUE | International Ultraviolet Explorer |
| NRE | Notice Of Revised Estimate |
| TKW | Turbulence Kinematic Energy |
| MLOPEX | Mauna Loa Photochemistry Experiment |
| MGA | Meteorological And Geoastrophysical Abstracts |
| LSM | Land Surface Model |
| BIBEX | Biomass Burning Experiment |
| TDLAS | Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy |
| ETC | Estimate Time To Complete |