| Acronym | Meaning |
| DIRP | DOE Internal Review Panel |
| PEACE | DOD Atoll-drilling Program For Coral Core Sample |
| NEDRES | National Environmental Data Referral System |
| CADRE | Center For Analysis Of Dynamics Of Atmospheric Regions |
| AMTEX | Air Mass Transformation Experiment |
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
| GEOSECS | Geochemical Ocean Sections |
| SVHS | Super Video-home System |
| ACL | Alternative Concentration Level/limit |
| RAPTSTM WX | Research Applications Program Thunderstorm Weather |