| Acronym | Meaning |
 | GFLOPS | Gigaflops |
 | PI | Principal Investigator |
 | AFP | Approved Financial/funding Plan |
 | PRE-AWIPS | Preprototype AWIPS |
 | NASW | National Association Of Science Writers |
 | WORD | Web Outreach Redesign And Development |
 | SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment |
 | AFCCN | Air Force Chief Scientist |
 | IRIS | Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer |
 | DME | Distance-measuring Equipment |