| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISG | Immersion Sensing Group |
| EPROM | Electronically Programmable Read Only Memory |
| HEIFE | Heihe Basin Field Experiment |
| IUPAP | International Union Of Pure And Applied Physics |
| SOLSTICE | Solar/Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment |
| CB | Cumulonimbus |
| PSAC | President's Science Advisory Committee |
| POP | Parallel Ocean Program |
| M-ISWS | Illinois State Water Survey |
| ESECA | Energy Supply & Environmental Coordination Act |