| Acronym | Meaning |
| JCP/ PO | Joint Climate Program/Projects Office |
| TWERLE | Tropical Wind |
| GARDIAN | GBL Point Defense System |
| ECOD | Export Control Operations Division |
| SWIRLS | Stratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder |
| MSDOS | Microsoft Disk Operating System |
| ARC | Ames Research Center |
| UVDM | Ultraviolet Double Monochromator |
| GRIP | Greenland Ice Project |
| VOCS | Volatile Organic Compounds |