| Acronym | Meaning |
| SEM | Space Environment Monitor |
| JERS | Japan Earth Remote Sensing Satellite |
| DCLS | Data Collection Location System |
| STRATRAD | Strategic Management Of Research And Development |
| MAR | Marshall Field Site |
| GOMOT | Global Observations |
| ABLE-2B | Arctic/Atlantic/Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment |
| ESG | Empirical Study Group |
| BIT | Binary Digit |
| IRIG | Inter-range Instrumentation Group |