| Acronym | Meaning |
| FIRE-ACE | First ISCCP International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program |
| ERB | Earth Radiation Budget |
| LLR | Lunar Laser Ranging |
| ASRF | Advanced Size Reduction Facility |
| AFCRL | Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories |
| TROPAL | Tropical Alert Group |
| EM-SCATTERING | Electromagnetic Scattering |
| DMA | Directory Of Military Application |
| GC | Gas Chromatograph |
| DTC | Developmental Testbed Center |