| Acronym | Meaning |
| SWIRLS | Stratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder |
| MM5 | Fifth-generation Mesoscale Model |
| AREAL | Atmospheric Research And Exposure Assessment Lab |
| NEXUS | Next Upper Air Sounder (system) |
| AGGG | Advisory Group On Greenhouse Gases |
| EIR | Eidgenossisches Institut Fur Reaktorforschung |
| FLMPA | Federal Land Management Policy Act |
| GTN | Germantown |
| GRM | Geopotential Research Mission |
| IDOE | International Decade Of Ocean Exploration |