| Acronym | Meaning |
| GAC | Global Area Coverage |
| SIGMA | Software For Interactive Graphics And Model Analysis |
| NTRANS | Metacode Translator |
| GEOSIF | Geoscientific Information Framework |
| M-ISWS | Illinois State Water Survey |
| GLS | GOMR Limb Sounder |
| IUCR | International Union Of Crystallography |
| TAMEX | Taiwan Mesoscale Experiment |
| EDS | Electronic Data Systems |
| GMCC | Geophysical Monitoring For Climatic Change |