| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFM | Atomic Force Microscopy |
| KOSAMP | Kuwait Oil-Fire Smoke Atmospheric Measurements Program |
| ACE-1 | Aerosol Characterization Experiment |
| ACL | Alternative Concentration Level/limit |
| ALEXIS | Array Of Low-energy X-ray Imaging Sensors |
| ANL-E | Argonne National Laboratory-East |
| B | Byte |
| EPIC | Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center |
| ERBI | Earth Radiation Budget Instrument |
| DIR | Director's Office |