| Acronym | Meaning |
| LDAD | Local Data Acquisition And Dissemination |
| ERS | Earth Remote-Sensing Satellite |
| F/P-INT | Fabry Perot Interferometer |
| IDL | Interactive Display Language |
| DRY-MAP | Mesoscale Alpine Project |
| OMTF | Optical Modulation Transfer Function |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| MMS | Minerals Management Service |
| IMSP | International Meteorological Service Program |
| ADR | Audit Discrepancy Report |