| Acronym | Meaning |
| RFP | Request For Proposal |
| SEAB | Secretary Of Energy Advisory Board |
| RDSG | Research Data Support Group |
| ITVM | Integration |
| PDR | Preliminary Design Review |
| AO | Annotated Outline |
| DWS | Dropwindsonde |
| PGGA | Permanent GPS Geodetic Array |
| CDC | Centers For Disease Control |
| IRC | International Research Council |