| Acronym | Meaning |
| BWC | Biological Weapons Convention |
| PPS | Public Products Service |
| FIFRA | Federal Insecticide |
| DAC | Disaster Assistant Center |
| EMAP | Environmental Monitoring And Assessment Program |
| PDU | Protocol Data Unit |
| IMPROVE II | Improvement Of Cloud & Precipitation Physics In Mesoscale Models ? 2nd Generation |
| SPIE | International Society For Optical Engineering |
| NATS | NCAR Aircraft (or Airborne) Telemetry System |
| ITOS | Improved Tiros Operational Satellite |