| Acronym | Meaning |
| AADT | Average Annual Weekday Traffic |
| MAP | Middle Atmosphere Program |
| PPS | Physical Plant Services |
| HRT | High Rate Tape |
| MLI | Multiple Layer Insulation |
| CBERS | China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite |
| SSC | Scientific Steering Committee |
| HMS | High-altitude Multispectral Sounder |
| SLED | Single Large Expensive Disk |
| DTF3 | Diagnostic Turbulent Flux Algorithm |