| Acronym | Meaning |
| MPR | Advanced Microwave Precipitation Radiometer |
| AFO | Available For Obligations |
| ENCAR | Enclosed Cryopump For Air Sample Recovery |
| HEIFE | Heihe Basin Field Experiment |
| I2L | Integrated Injection Logic |
| BRASS | Basic Rapid Alarm Security System |
| RAOB | Radiosonde Observation |
| NLTE | Non Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium |
| MFD | Master File Directory |
| RAMS | Regional Atmospheric Modeling System |