| Acronym | Meaning |
| FFDCA | Federal Food, Drug, And Cosmetic Act (US) |
| TRACE | Transition Region And Coronal Explorer |
| AMTS | Arctic Mesopause Temperture Study |
| NOAH | Comprised Of The National Centers For Environmental Protection |
| IADB | Interactive Ancillary Data Base |
| RFF | Resources For The Future |
| GFLOPS | Gigaflops |
| SCOPE | Scientific Committee On Problems Of The Environment |
| ATR | Attenuated Total Reflection |
| TEXMEX | Tropical Experiment Over Mexico |