| Acronym | Meaning |
| GLAS | Goddard Laboratory For Atmospheric Science |
| JTA | Job Table Area |
| AGARD | Advisory Group For Aeronautical Research And Development |
| TCZ | Tropical Cloud Zone |
| PERFMON | Performance Monitor Utility |
| ANARCHE | (The Atlanta) Aerosol Nucleation And Real-time Characterization Experiment |
| DTIC | Defense Technical Information Center |
| FOS | Flight Operations Segment |
| PPP | Point-to-Point Protocol |
| UAO | Upper Atmosphere Observatory |