| Acronym | Meaning |
| DIRP | DOE Internal Review Panel |
| LEST | Large Earth-Based Solar Telescope |
| IS | Institute Sponsors |
| BOMAP | Barbados Oceanographic And Meteorological Analysis Program |
| CD | Compact Disk |
| CBRS | Coastal Barrier Resources System |
| SSM/I | Special Sensor Microwave Imager |
| AIAS | Automatic Incident Actuation System |
| INO | Institute For Naval Oceanography |
| HEIFE | Heihe Basin Field Experiment |