| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAMSS | Laser Air Motion Sensing System |
| AOG | Augmented Offgas |
| JMA | Japan Meteorological Agency |
| SOO | Science And Operations Officer |
| SOLSTICE | Solar/Stellar Intercomparison Experiment |
| GTE | Global Tropospheric Experiment |
| NPOP | NASA Polar Orbiting Platform |
| ADISS | Analytical Data Interchange And Storage Standards |
| NOIC | National Oceanographic Instrumentation Center |
| OSA | Optical Society Of America |