| Acronym | Meaning |
| GISS | Goddard Institute For Space Studies |
| MRS | Mesoscale Research Section |
| MOVIE.BYU | Colored Movie Software Produced By Brigham Young University |
| O AND A | Orbit And Altitude |
| HIRS | High Infrared Radiometer (or Radiation) Sounder |
| GTE/TRACE | Global Tropospheric Experiment/Transport And Atmospheric Chemistry Near The Equator |
| AOG | Acid Offgas |
| EBCDIC | Extended Binary-coded Decimal Interchange Code |
| ASIS | American Society For Industrial Security |
| DORIS | Doppler Orbitography & Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite |