| Acronym | Meaning |
| T42 | Triangular 42 |
| ECA | Earth-crossing Asteroids |
| MLNAC | Mesa Lab Network Access Completion |
| S/N | Signal-to-noise Ratio |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| SCF | Standard Cubic Feet |
| NESC | National Energy Software Corporation |
| RTTOV | Rediative Transfer (RT) Model For Television Infrared Orbiting Satellite (TIROS) Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) |
| GOMOT | Global Observations |
| APS | Autocorrelated Photon Spectroscopy |