| Acronym | Meaning |
| NURE | National Uranium Resource Evaluation |
| GPS-IPW | Global Positioning System-Integrated Precipitable Water |
| JASIN | Joint Air-Sea Interaction Experiment |
| PAGES | Past Global Changes |
| PHOXA | Photochemical Oxidant And Acid Deposition Model Application |
| BMI | Battelle Memorial Institute |
| ODGA | Office Of Development And Government Affairs |
| IDNDR | International Decade For Natural Disaster Reduction |
| MS | The Company Microsoft |
| LSI | Lunar Science Institute |