| Acronym | Meaning |
| GVHRR | Geostationary VHRR |
| FSK | Frequency Shift Key(ing) |
| NSFNET | National Science Foundation Network |
| ASIS | American Society For Industrial Security |
| ANARCHE | (The Atlanta) Aerosol Nucleation And Real-time Characterization Experiment |
| DARE | Denver AWIPS Risk Reduction And Requirements Evaluation |
| RAM | Rad Academica De Mexico |
| IMF | Interplanetary Magnetic Field |
| AED | Atomic Emission Detector |
| SNR | Signal-to-noise Ratio |