| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCSDS | Consultative Committee For Space Data Systems |
| CCB | Center For Capacity Building |
| EFEDA | European Field Experiment In Desertification-Threatened Area |
| WAS | Whole Air Sampler |
| NHSRP | National Hail Suppression Research Program |
| AOG | Augmented Offgas |
| GEOSECS | Geochemical Ocean Sections |
| PID | Prototype International Directory |
| IDCS | Image-dissector Camera System |
| BSRN | Baseline Surface Radiation Network |