| Acronym | Meaning |
| AA | Activity Area |
| MAP | Metro-Agro-Plex |
| ESSC | Environmental Science Services Administration |
| MFD | Master File Directory |
| ITWS | Integrated Terminal Weather System |
| SSC | Scientific Steering Committee |
| STS | Space Transportation System |
| PBL | Planetary Boundary Layer |
| CAENEX | Complex Atmospheric Energetics Experiment |
| MACCM2 | Middle Atmosphere Community Climate Model |