| Acronym | Meaning |
| AR | Administrative Requirement |
| MAMS | Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor |
| AFD | Acid Fractionator Distillate |
| EASDS | Earth Science And Applications Data System |
| USFS | United States Forest Service |
| BOREAS | Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study |
| CAOS | Center For Atmosphere/Ocean Studies |
| ITIR | Intermediate Thermal Infrared Radiometer |
| AOL | Airborne Oceanographic LIDAR |
| ICMAP | CSMP |