| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACL | Alternative Concentration Level/limit |
| MB | Millibar |
| SHIRE | Southern Hemisphere Infrared Experiment |
| HIRS | High Infrared Radiometer (or Radiation) Sounder |
| NEXRAD | Next Generation Weather Radar |
| EFI | Enrico Fermi Institute |
| AFT | Antifreeze Protein |
| SERI | Solar Energy Research Institute |
| NOMSS | National Operational Meteorological Satellite System |
| ISBN | International Standard Book Number |