| Acronym | Meaning |
| MICRO-SCALE | N/A |
| AQM | Atmospheric Quality And Modification |
| MCA | Moist Convective Adjustment |
| DETEC | Defense Technology Evaluation Code |
| G-M | Gent-McWilliams Parameterization Scheme |
| MLT | Magnetic Local Time |
| GVHRR | Geosynchonous Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| MST | Mesospheric/stratospheric/tropospheric |
| AGS | Annulus Gas System |
| GMD | Geometric Mean Diameter |