| Acronym | Meaning |
| EUROTRAC | European Experiment For Transporting And Transforming Environmentally Relevant Trace Construction In The Troposphere |
| MIMR | Multiband Imaging Microwave Radiometer |
| AFD | Acid Fractionator Distillate |
| TIPIC | Transformation D'Idees En Produits Industrialisables Et Commercialisables |
| ANACONDA | Intense Electron Beam Accelerator |
| HRIR | High-resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| AE | Architect/engineer |
| ACWP | Actual Cost Of Work Performed |
| JERS | Japan Earth Remote Sensing Satellite |
| OSS | Observation System Simulation |