| Acronym | Meaning |
| AY | Sandia National Laboratory |
| KAFB | Kirkland Air Force Base |
| NWS | National Weather Service |
| ASRC | Atmospheric Sciences Research Center |
| PPU | Peripheral Processor Unit |
| SISEX | Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment |
| HIAPER | High-Performance Instrumented Airborne Platform For Environmental Research |
| SGI | Silicon Graphics Inc. |
| CAD/CAM | Computer-design/computer-aided Manufacturing |
| DIC | Defense Intelligence College |