| Acronym | Meaning |
| AEE | Alliance For Environmental Education |
| FIFRA | Federal Insecticide |
| AWRE | Atomic Weapon Research Establishment |
| NGS | National Geodetic Survey |
| SISP | Surface Imaging & Sounding Package |
| C++ | An Object-oriented Programming Language Based On C |
| GAP | GATE Advisory Panel |
| INTEX | NASA's Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment |
| MACCM3 | Middle Atmosphere Community Climate Model |
| UTC | United Technology Center |