| Acronym | Meaning |
| SR | Scanning Radiometer |
| AFOSR | Air Force Office Of Scientific Research |
| EAD | Energy And Air Division (EPA |
| ADC | Affiliated Data Center |
| APPLY | Parallel Program Generation |
| SOLSTICE | Solar/Stellar Intercomparison Experiment |
| FEPCA | Federal Environmental Pesticides Control Act |
| SGS | Subgrid Scale |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
| USGCRP | United States Global Change Research Program |