| Acronym | Meaning |
| GCCM | Global Carbone Cycle Modeling |
| FGCMS | Fast GC / MS = Fast Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry |
| PEPPI | Photometric Eclipse Polar Plume Imager |
| PPS | Physical Plant Services |
| EBB | Equivalent Blockbody |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| GEWEX | Global Energy And Water Cycle Experiment |
| ECAO | Environmental Criteria And Assessment Office |
| AEEN | Agence Europeenne Pour L'Energie Nucleaire |
| NAS | National Academy Of Sciences |