| Acronym | Meaning |
| MICE | Methods Information Communications Exchange |
| RTDM | Rough Terrain Dispersion Model (air Quality) |
| PSLC | Polymer-stabilized Liquid Crystal |
| TSPA | Total System Performance Assessment |
| ECR | Electron Cyclotron Resonance |
| ATM | Airborne Thematic Mapper |
| RCLED | Resonant Cavity Light Emitting Diode |
| NICMOS | Near-IR Camera And Multiobject Spectrometer |
| DLVO | Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, And Overbeek Theory |
| CLIMAP | Climate Long-range Investigation Mapping And Prediction |