| Acronym | Meaning |
| BRI | Basic Rate Interface |
| JERS | Japan Earth Remote Sensing Satellite |
| SISEX | Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment |
| LOS | Loss Of Signal |
| AID | Agency For International Development |
| NSSDC | National Space Science Data Center |
| AOC | Area Of Concern |
| OPAL | Opacity Project At Livermore |
| PAN-CIMS | PAN Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer |
| AAR | Affirmative Action Representative |