| Acronym | Meaning |
| DMA | Defense Mapping Agency |
| PASSCAL | Program For Array Seismic Studies Of The Continental Lithosphere |
| SCS | Soil Conservation Service |
| JMG | Joint Meteorological Group |
| GRGC | Geologic Record Of Global Change |
| PRCM | Paleoclimate Reconstructions Of Climate Modeling Observatory |
| AWACS | Airborne Warning And Control System |
| EM | Electron Microscope |
| BEMC | Boulder Emergency Management Center |
| SDM | Suit Of Software For UNIX-based Computing Platforms |