| Acronym | Meaning |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| ATLAS | Advanced Testing Line For Actinide Separations |
| BATS | Biosphere-atmosphere Transfer Scheme |
| LAMBADA | Amazon Basin Experiment |
| IBM RT | The IBM RISC Technology Computer System |
| BU | Bargaining Unit |
| AMPE | Automated Message Processing Exchange |
| FAPS | Fate Of Atmospheric Pollutants Study |
| INFOTERRA | International Environmental Research And Referral Service Of UNEP |
| OFCM | Office Of The Federal Coordinator For Meteorology |