| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAENEX | Complex Atmospheric Energetics Experiment |
| IMSP | International Meteorological Service Program |
| VISSR | Visible And Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer |
| MATCH | McGill University; Technical Improvements To The Large-scale Spectral Element Ocean Model (SEOM) |
| DOAS | Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy |
| SOLRAD | NASA Satellite |
| PEPPI | Photometric Eclipse Polar Plume Imager |
| TRANET | Tracking Network |
| CDRL | Contract Data Requirements List |
| BAC | Budgeted Cost At Completion |