| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMOS | Automatic Meteorological Observation System |
| AMP | Asynchronous Multiprocessing |
| CCM5 | Community Climate Model 5 |
| TDF | Technology Development Facility |
| CACGP | Commission On Atmospheric Chemistry And Global Pollution |
| IRCAT | Infrared Radiometer To Detect (CAT) Horizontal Temperature Gradients |
| ANATEX | Across North America Tracer Experiment |
| ATRAP | Alliance For Transportation Research |
| NDVI | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index |
| IV&V | Independent Verification And Validation |