| Acronym | Meaning |
| AAS | American Astronomical Society |
| DOAS | Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy |
| AST | Algorithm Support Team |
| SC | Subtropical Stratocumulus |
| AFGL | Air Force Geophysics Laboratory |
| CASH | Commercial Aviation Sensing Of Humidity |
| ACO | Advance Change Order |
| LSD | Large-scale Dynamics |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| AOP | Annual Operating Plan |