| Acronym | Meaning |
| USRA | Universities Space Research Association |
| ACR | Active Cavity Radiometer |
| CCCO | Committee For Climatic Change And The Ocean |
| BAM | Berkeley Abstract Machine |
| EASOE | European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment |
| AARP | American Association Of Retired People |
| CCM5 | Community Climate Model 5 |
| U MASS | University Of Massachusetts |
| JICC | Japanese ICC |
| MDDS | Maintenance Decision Support System |