| Acronym | Meaning |
| MATEX | Massive Air Tracer Experiment |
| AWFTF | Aviation Weather Forecasting Task Force |
| LT | Local Time |
| AFB | Atmospheric Fluidized Bed |
| PIXE | Proton Induced X-ray Emission |
| CAPS | Center For The Analysis And Prediction Of Storms |
| I/ O | Input/output |
| PACS | Pan-American Climate Studies |
| STOL | Short Takeoff And Landing |
| DSM | Demonstration Support Model |