| Acronym | Meaning |
| Y/C | Luminance/Chrominance |
| CAL | Continental Air Lines |
| AFSSO | Air Force Special Security Office |
| CASES | Cooperative Atmosphere Surface Exchange Study |
| GAMP | Global Atmospheric Measurements Program |
| AMTS | Arctic Mesopause Temperture Study |
| SPC | Small Particle Count (or Counter) |
| ETEC | Energy Technology Engineering Center |
| ISMRM | Integrated Soil Moisture Retrieval Models |
| ARIS | Airborne Research Instrumentation System |