| Acronym | Meaning |
| GRID | Global Resource Information Database |
| HCSN | High-Capacity Satellite Network |
| NDSC | Network For Detection Of Stratospheric Change |
| APD | Advance Planning Document |
| APS | Autocorrelated Photon Spectroscopy |
| CDRL | Contract Data Requirements List |
| FTIR | Fourier Transformed Infrared |
| CDHF | Central Data Handling Facility |
| IGAC | International Global Atmospheric Chemistry |
| MSS | Multi-spectral Scanner |