| Acronym | Meaning |
| ILEC | International Lake Environment Committee |
| VMS | Virtual Memory Systems |
| ASRF | Advanced Size Reduction Facility |
| PRT | Platinum Resistance Thermometer |
| PSC | Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |
| ANARCHE | (The Atlanta) Aerosol Nucleation And Real-time Characterization Experiment |
| RPS | Routine Product Set |
| PAGE | Program For The Advancement Of Geoscience Education |
| USERC | United States Environmental And Resources Council |
| P/L-EX | Payload Executive |