| Acronym | Meaning |
| GAC | Global Area Coverage |
| ICWWP | Interagency Committee For World Weather Programs |
| ASDAR | Aircraft-to-Satellite Data Relay |
| EXCEL | Experimental Chloride Extraction Line |
| AECA | Arms Export Control Act |
| MHZ | Megahertz |
| EMACS | An On-line Text Editor Distributed As Part Of The GNU Package Of UNIX Software |
| TDCIMS | Thermal Desorption Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer |
| ORSTOM | Institut Francais Pour Le Developpment En Corporation |
| RR | Risk Reduction |