| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOE/RL | DOE Richland Operations |
| IDL | Interface Definition Language |
| LSM | Local System Management |
| LEADEX | Lead Experiment |
| RUI | Research In Undergraduate Institutions |
| ISOC | Integrated Science Operations Center |
| MAS | Millimeter-wave Atmospheric Sounder |
| EORC | Earth Observation Research Center |
| AIRES | Artificial Intelligence Research In Environmental Science |
| NICI | Negative Ion Chemical Ionization |