| Acronym | Meaning |
| GAARS | Global Atmospheric Aerosol And Radiation Study |
| AIP | Agreement In Principle |
| ASPR | Armed Services Procurement Regulation |
| ALBURT | Albuquerque Budget Reform Task |
| EMC | Environmental Modeling Center |
| ASIC | Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
| RI | Research Institute |
| RHS | Right-hand Side |
| ASP | Advanced Study Program |
| APL | Average Power Laser |