| Acronym | Meaning |
| RBV | Return Beam Vidicon |
| GGEM | Gravity Gradiometer Explore Mission |
| PBL | Planetary Boundary Layer |
| MSFC | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| AO | Arctic Oscillation |
| SCATE | Sulfur Chemistry In The Antarctic Troposphere Experiment |
| BAI | Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions Project |
| QPF | Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting |
| ESDIM | Earth System Data And Information Management |
| AAOE | Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment |