| Acronym | Meaning |
| EOS | Earth Observing System |
| ATLAS | Advanced Testing Line For Actinide Separations |
| JWG | Joint Working Group |
| SSCE | Surface Ship Cloud Effects Project |
| ARM-CART | Atmospheric Radiation Measurement-Clouds And Radiation Testband |
| NWSOP | National Winter Storms Operations Plan |
| AFCRL | Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories |
| MKSA | Absolute MKS |
| MASER | Microwave Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation |
| MSS | Multi-spectral Scanner |