| Acronym | Meaning |
| AWU | Associated Western Universities |
| SCEP | Study Of Critical Environmental Problems |
| IUPAP | International Union Of Pure And Applied Physics |
| FFTF | Fast Flux Test Facility |
| LSX | Land Surface Transfer Scheme |
| RPC | Remote Procedure Call |
| IRI | International Research Institute For Climate Prediction |
| BASC | Board On Atmospheric Sciences And Climate |
| FTIR | Fourier Transformed Infrared |
| MARK-IVB | N/A |