| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIST | Agency Of Industrial Science & Technology |
| FDMA | Frequency Division Multiple Access |
| LSFC | Langley Space Flight Center |
| ASIS | American Society For Industrial Security |
| ESIP | Earth System Information Partners Federation |
| ESML | Earth Science Markup Language |
| HIS | High-resolution Infrared Sounder |
| NPI | North Pacific Index |
| AIS | Advanced Isotope Separation |
| ELDORA/ASTERIX | France-United States Collaborative Development Of The ELDORA |