| Acronym | Meaning |
| NASCAS | NAS Committee On Atmospheric Sciences |
| IPS | Inches Per Second |
| ODR | Onboard Data Router |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| GBPS | Gigabity (109) Per Second |
| TAS | True Air Speed |
| WVR | Water Vapor Radiometers |
| ANATEX | Across North America Tracer Experiment |
| EOR | Emergency Operations Center |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment |