| Acronym | Meaning |
| FWS | Filter Wedge Spectrometer |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| VRR | Visual Radio Range |
| HAPEX | Hydrological Atmospheric Pilot Experiment |
| ADARS | Aircraft Data Acquisition And Recoding System |
| FEST | Fronts Experiment Systems Test |
| LIE | Line Islands Experiment |
| PAR | Photosynthetically Active Radiation |
| PUP | Principle User Position Workstation |
| LAC | Local Area Coverage |