| Acronym | Meaning |
| SR | Steradian |
| NAO | North Atlantic Oscillation |
| BUREC | Bureau Of Reclamation |
| RAPS-92 | Real-Time Analysis And Prediction Of Storms-1992 |
| LOX | Liquid Oxygen |
| APPA | American Public Power Association |
| ALPS | Alternate Launch Point System |
| TOMS | Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer |
| CCAB | CGD Computing Advisory Board |
| OSIS | Office Of Scientific Information Service |