| Acronym | Meaning |
| BNSC | British National Space Centre |
| DOAS | Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy |
| EISA | Extended Industry Standard Architecture |
| DSS | Data Support Section |
| MBO | Management By Objective |
| SDF | Shared Data Facility |
| PICS | Positive Ion Composition Spectrometer |
| M&O | Maintenance And Operations |
| AOV | Air-operated Valve |
| NWS | National Weather Service |