| Acronym | Meaning |
| M | Mach |
| ESI | Earth Systems Institute |
| SAWRS | Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| SPIE | Society Of Photo-optical Engineers |
| MODIS-T | Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer-Tilt |
| AMS | Applied Mathematical Science |
| LASA | Lidar Atmospheric Sounder And Altimeter |
| NIR | Near IR |
| ACV | Air-cushion Vehicle |