| Acronym | Meaning |
| GEF | Global Environmental Facility |
| ABAQUS | Finite-element Computer Code |
| AADT | Average Annual Weekday Traffic |
| ROCEW | Role Of Clouds |
| VIS-UV | Visible/ultraviolet Spectrometer |
| GLONET | Global Ozone Observing System |
| PRE-STORM | Preliminary Regional Experiment-STORM |
| APD | Advanced Planning Division |
| ICS | Interdisciplinary Climate Systems |
| MBO | Management By Objective |