| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCAR/UCAR | National Center For Atmospheric Research |
| SPOT | Systeme Pour L'Observation De La Terre (France) |
| CCM5 | Community Climate Model 5 |
| GIMMS | Global Inventory And Monitoring And Modeling Study |
| LAI | Leaf Area Index |
| ACATS | Airborne Chromatograph For Atmospheric Trace Species |
| AE | Architect/engineer |
| PIRAC | PC-based Integrated Radar Acquisition Card |
| CAE | Computer Aided Engineering |
| ACN AWIPS | Communication Network |