| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAALS | Consortium On Automated Standards |
| AMS | American Mathematical Society |
| DOE/NV | DOE Nevada Operations Office |
| NSSFC | National Severe Storms Forecast Center |
| APS | Axial Power Shape |
| SPC | Small Particle Count (or Counter) |
| UGGI | See IUGG |
| AWE | Atomic Weapons Establishment |
| ATM | Apollo Telescope Mount |
| HVPS | High-volume Precipitation Spectrometer |