| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATHENA | Advanced Thermal-Hydraulic Energy Network Analyzer |
| REGCM2 | Regional Climate Model |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder |
| ANACONDA | Intense Electron Beam Accelerator |
| GIPS | Billions Of Instructions Per Second |
| JIC | Joint Implementation Committee |
| MFP | Mean Free Path |
| JGR | Journal Of Geophysical Research |
| AVC | Advanced Vector Computer |
| CCD | Charge-Couple Device |