| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISCCP | International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project |
| USRA | Universities Space Research Association |
| PMAD | Power Management And Distribution (system) (of Space Station) |
| BCKD | Branched-chain Alpha-ketoacid Dehydrogenase |
| NAEG | Nevada Applied Ecology Group (of US Department Of Energy) |
| AOM | Angular Overlap Model |
| CRIMS | Chemical Reaction Interface Mass Spectrometry |
| STAT | Slotted Tube Atom Trap |
| QTOF | Quadrupole Time-of-flight |
| NOBIC | Near-field Optical Beam Induced Current |