| Acronym | Meaning |
| CD | Compact Disk |
| SAVE | South Atlantic Ventilation Experiment |
| MTEM | Magnetosphere-Thermosphere Explorer Mission |
| FIFE | First ISLSCP Field Experiment |
| AOD | Argon-oxygen Decarbonization |
| AAP | Atmospheric Analysis And Prediction Division |
| IMOS | Inadvertent Modification Of The Stratosphere |
| ARISTOTELES | Applications And Research Involving Space Technologies Observing The Earth's Field From Low Earth Orbiting Satellite |
| CCL | Convective Condensation Level |
| DDHS | Digital Data Handling System |