| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCS | Soil Conservation Service |
| IAG | International Association Of Geodesy |
| MAGE | Marine Gas Emissions |
| MAMS | Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor |
| PYI | Presidential Young Investigators |
| ORR | Operations Readiness Review |
| DCSL | Distributed CSL |
| AL | Aeronomy Laboratory |
| WMC | World Meteorological Center(s) |
| APR | Aberdeen Pulsed Reactor Facility |