| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMS | Analysis Mass Spectrometer |
| NODC | National Oceanographic Data Center |
| DART | Data Assimilation Research Testbed |
| OGP | Office Of Global Programs |
| OPLE | OMEGA Position And Location Experiment |
| LOX | Liquid Oxygen |
| NSN | NASA Science Network |
| GVHRR | Geostationary VHRR |
| ALS | Advanced Light Source |
| AMEX | Australian Monsoon EXperiment |