| Acronym | Meaning |
| MDC | Modified Direct Costs |
| MCC | Mesoscale Convective Complex |
| AP | Administrative Procedure |
| GGS | Global Geospace Science Program |
| PF | Performance Factor |
| AMTL | Army Material Test Laboratory |
| MKS | Meter-kilogram-second System Of Measurement |
| ESMR | Electronically Scanning Microwave Radiometer |
| NSRC | National Systems And Research Company |
| AL | Analytical Laboratory |