| Acronym | Meaning |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| KR | Kilorayleigh |
| MMI | Man-made Interface |
| CDSF | Customer Data Service Facility |
| APS | Advanced Power Source |
| CAR | Central African Republic |
| GTE/TRACE | Global Tropospheric Experiment/Transport And Atmospheric Chemistry Near The Equator |
| SLR | Satellite Laser Ranging |
| IGBP | International Geosphere-Biosphere Program |
| AGS | Alternating-gradient Synchrotron |