| Acronym | Meaning |
| FIRE | Fast Imaging Ranicon Experiment |
| FPS | Feet Per Second |
| ANTA | 5-amino-3-nitro-1H-1 |
| BPI | Bits Per Inch |
| TOGA COARE | The Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program's Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment |
| AMC | Appraisal Management Center |
| ATLANTA-ANARCHE | Atlanta Aerosol Nucleation And Real-time Characterization Experiment |
| DSB | Direct Soundings Broadcast |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder |
| UAC | United Aircraft Corporation |