| Acronym | Meaning |
| UTC | Universal Time Coordinate Or Coordinated Universal Time |
| SSU | Stratospheric Sounding Unit |
| SSC | Scientific Steering Committee |
| PACLAT | Pacific Latitudinal Distribution Of Photochemical Trace Species |
| EAC | Employee Activities Committee |
| SI | Systeme International |
| UCAR | University Corporation For Atmospheric Research |
| ISY | International Space Year |
| EPIC | Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center |
| OCME | Oceanographic Community Modeling Effort |