| Acronym | Meaning |
| CDFS II | Cloud Depiction And Forecast System |
| PVC | Permanent Virtual Circuit |
| AMOS | Automatic Meteorological Observation System |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| ARISTOTELES | Applications And Research Involving Space Technologies Observing The Earth's Field From Low Earth Orbiting Satellite |
| ATLAS | Airborne Tunable Laser Absorption Spectrometer |
| EXCEL | Experimental Chloride Extraction Line |
| TDCIMS | Thermal Desorption Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer |
| GIPS | Billions Of Instructions Per Second |
| IRE | Institute Of Radio Engineers |