| Acronym | Meaning |
 | DCAA | Defense Contract Audit Agency |
 | GLAS | Goddard Laboratory For Atmospheric Science |
 | BAC | Biosphere-Atmosphere Chemistry |
 | ADL | Above Detection Limit |
 | EXOSAT | European X-ray Observatory Satellite |
 | MCC | Mission Control Center |
 | IASPEI | International Association Of Seismology And Physics Of The Earth's Interior |
 | MAPS/RUC | MAPS Is The Research Version Of The Rapid Update Cycle |
 | IIV&V | Independent Integration |
 | PIRAC | PC-based Integrated Radar Acquisition Card |