| Acronym | Meaning |
| PMEL | Pacific Marine Environment Laboratory |
| AMWG | Atmosphere Model Working Group |
| ALOHA | Airborne Lidar Observations And Hawaiian Airglow |
| DAESRA | Denver Area Employees Service And Recreation Association |
| OAR | Office Of Aerospace Research |
| EMO | Elk Mountain Observatory |
| PPU | Peripheral Processor Unit |
| CCD | Conference Of The Committee On Disarmament |
| AASE | Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |