| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFB | Atmospheric Fluidized Bed |
| DOE | Department Of Energy |
| DME | Distance-measuring Equipment |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer |
| ATLAS | Atmospheric Laboratory For Applications And Science |
| WIND II | Wind Imaging Interferometer |
| FIRE | Fast Imaging Ranicon Experiment |
| NEPH | Nephelometer |
| AOC | Award Of Contract |
| TB | Terabytes |