| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIAA | American Institute Of Aeronautics And Astronauts |
| BAI | Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions Project |
| FREON | DuPont Trade Name |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible And Infared Imaging Spectrometer |
| OSTPC | Open Systems Transition Planning Committee |
| SDM | Suit Of Software For UNIX-based Computing Platforms |
| SWEAT | Severe Weather Threat |
| HIPPI | High Performance Parallel Interface |
| RACOON | Radiation Controlled Balloon |
| GFP | Government Furnished Property |