| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFPRO | Air Force Plan Representative Office |
| OB | Optical Bench |
| CADRE | Center For Analysis Of Dynamics Of Atmospheric Regions |
| VSP | Visiting Scientist Programs |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer |
| GEOS | Geostationary Earth-Orbiting Satellite |
| HIAPER | High-Performance Instrumented Airborne Platform For Environmental Research |
| CDW | Critical Design Walk-through |
| PYI | Presidential Young Investigators |
| ICWF | Interactive Computer Worded Forecast |