| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| LCC | Life Cycle Cost |
| AQCR | Air Quality Control Region |
| ISA | Instrument Society Of America |
| EMCORE | Environmental Management Center Opportunities Resource |
| LDN | Local Data Network |
| FET | Field-effect Transistor |
| ESFU | Enhanced Standard Format Unit |
| AIDS | Activity Information Data Systems |
| AES | Atomic Emission Spectroscopy |