| Acronym | Meaning |
| RAG | Resource Accounting Group |
| UCAR | University Corporation For Atmospheric Research |
| DTF | Data Test Facility |
| TIME | Thermosphere-ionosphere-mesosphere-electrodynamics |
| STEM | Scanning-transmission Electron Microscope |
| AEROCE | Atmosphere/Ocean Chemistry Experiment |
| NAS | National Airspace System |
| APHA | American Public Health Association |
| CDR | Critical Design Review |
| ASIWPCA | Association Of State & Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators |