| Acronym | Meaning |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(ies) |
| PRC | People's Republic Of China |
| BMRC | Bureau Of Meteorology Research Centre |
| EPL | Electron Prototype Lab |
| HIRIS | High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
| FEPCA | Federal Environmental Pollution Control Act |
| ABLE | Amazon Boundary Layer Experiment |
| EPICS | Experimental Physics & Industrial Control System |
| AF/INX | Air Force Assistant Chief Of Staff |
| AWN | Aviation Weather Network |