| Acronym | Meaning |
| MATR | MOPITT Algorithm Test Radiometer |
| EUV | Extreme Ultraviolet |
| AKP | Atmospheric Kinetics Project |
| RAMS | Remote Aerosol-Mapping System |
| OMB | Office Of Management And Budget |
| TDL | Tunable Diode Laser |
| MB | Megabytes |
| CAS | Committee On Atmospheric Sciences |
| WACCM | Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model |
| ICITA | International Cooperative Investigation Of The Tropical Atlantic |