| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERB | Earth Radiation Budget |
| HEW | Health |
| LMER | Land Margin Ecosystems Research |
| AFTAC | Air Force Technical Applications Center |
| APL | Average Power Laser |
| ENVISAT | European Environmental Satellite |
| VTPR | Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer |
| GEO 2000 | National Science Foundation's Geosciences Beyond 2000 |
| GARP | GEMPAK Analysis And Rendering Program |
| AFNE | American For Nuclear Energy |