| Acronym | Meaning |
| JGOFS | Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| MIRAGE-MEXICO | Megacity Impact On Regional And Global Environments-Mexico Campaign |
| TAP LS | Liquid And Solid Particles |
| ERS-1 | European Remote Sensing Satellite 1 |
| DP | Data Processing |
| EDS | Environmental Data Service |
| IRLS | Interrogation & Reading Location System |
| AVS EXPRESS | Upgraded Version Of The Application Visualization System |
| SPOT | Systeme Pour L'Observation De La Terre (France) |
| WPM | Well-Posed Model |