| Acronym | Meaning |
| USDI | United States Department Of Interior |
| DOE/RF | DOE Rocky Flats Operations Office |
| SADCC | South African Development Coordination Conference |
| NGDC | National Geophysical Data Center |
| ACF | Acid Concentrator Feed |
| BBRR | Brookhaven Beam Research Reactor |
| BRMS | Basin Rainfall Monitoring System |
| TPF&C | Towers |
| HMS | High-altitude Multispectral Sounder |
| AWU | Associated Western Universities |