| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFD | Axial Flux Difference |
| UARC | Upper Atmosphere Research Corporation |
| RITS | Radiatively Important Trace Substances |
| MFD | Master File Directory |
| NAS | National Academy Of Sciences |
| EOPM | Electro-optic Phase Modulated |
| LAGEOS-2 | Laser Geodynamics Satellite-2 |
| ASTSWMO | Association Of State & Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials |
| GIMMS | Global Inventory And Monitoring And Modeling Study |
| DCM | Deep Convection Model |