| Acronym | Meaning |
| WVR | Water Vapor Radiometers |
| GCCM | Global Carbone Cycle Modeling |
| SISEX | Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment |
| ROC | Republic Of China |
| HIRS | High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| TCIPO | TOGA/COARE International Project Office |
| CALUTRON | California University Cyclotron |
| METEOR | Multiple Experiment Transporter Into Earth Orbit And Return |
| GCEC | Global Change And Ecological Complexity |
| ADM | Arrow Diagram Method |