| Acronym | Meaning |
| BU | Bargaining Unit |
| AQD | Air Quality Digest |
| USDC | United States Department Of Commerce |
| ACL | Advanced Computing Laboratory |
| OMO | Office Of Meteorological Observations |
| AWISE | Association Of Women In Science And Engineering |
| ISRIC | International Soil Reference And Information Centre |
| RTTOV | Rediative Transfer (RT) Model For Television Infrared Orbiting Satellite (TIROS) Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) |
| A/C | Aircraft |
| FATS | Factory Acceptance Test Specification |