| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCAMS | Scanning Microwave Spectrometer |
| RITS | Radiatively Important Trace Substances |
| DDN | Data Defense Network |
| AGGG | Advisory Group On Greenhouse Gases |
| HRT | High Rate Tape |
| ELLWAS | Enhanced Low-Level Windshear Alert System |
| FPA | Focal Plane Assembly |
| D/A | Digital-to-analogue Conversion |
| CBL | Computer-based Learning |
| CCM1 | Community Climate Model 1 |