| Acronym | Meaning |
| NASCOM | NASA Communications Network |
| EACR | Environmental Area Characterization Report |
| PACDEX | PACific Dust EXperiment |
| MTF | Mississippi Test Facility |
| HRDI | High Resolution Doppler Interferometer |
| INPUT | N/A |
| CAT | Clear Air Turbulence |
| ASASP | Active Scattering Aerosol Spectrometer |
| IAGW | International Acoustic Gravity Waves |
| SSM/I | Special Sensor For Microwave/Imaging |