| Acronym | Meaning |
| IWGGCDM | International Working Group On Global Change And Data Management |
| CAGE | Continental Africa GATE Experiment |
| BUREC | Bureau Of Reclamation |
| BIT | Binary Digit |
| FOF | Field Observing Faciltilty |
| CART | Cloud And Radiation Testbed |
| FGCMS | Fast GC / MS = Fast Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry |
| ACE | Antarctic Current Experiment |
| OPAL | Opacity Project At Livermore |
| GIMPAP | GOES Product Assurance Plan |