| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESSA | Environmental Science Services Administration |
| DSET | Desert Sunshine Exposure Testing |
| AGFA | Advanced Gust Front Algorithm |
| TRACS | Trends In Atmospheric Constituents Study |
| TOGA | Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program(me) |
| NHRE | National Hail Research Experiment |
| CCTF | Cylindrical Core Test Facility |
| ISTP | International Solar Terrestrial Program |
| ALEXIS | Array Of Low-energy X-ray Imaging Sensors |
| SLAPS | St. Louis Air Pollution Study |