| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCAMS | Scanning Microwave Spectrometer |
| AL/EPD | AL Environmental Protection Division |
| ARM | Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program |
| ICO | Interagency Committee On Oceanography |
| ART | Aqueous Recycle Technologies |
| ARIMP | Atmospheric Radiation Investigation And Measurements Project |
| AEN | Administrative Exception Note |
| GTP | Geophysical Turbulence Program |
| BIT | Built-in Test |
| HB | Hard Black |