| Acronym | Meaning |
| PASIN | Particle-Matter Airborne Sampling Inlet Experiment |
| IFYGL | International Field Year For The Great Lakes |
| LEWEX | Labrador Extreme Waves Experiment |
| FEWS | Follow-on Early Warning System |
| MDS | Minimum Detectable Signal |
| LERC | Lewis Research Center |
| BNSC | British National Space Centre |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer |
| AWRE | Atomic Weapon Research Establishment |
| ROLM | Not An Acronym |