| Acronym | Meaning |
| DIS | Data Interface System |
| POCM | Parallel Ocean Climate Model |
| EAO | Economy Act Order |
| FMIT | Fusion Materials Irradiation Test Facility |
| JPS | Joint Planning Staff |
| NPOESS | National Polar Orbiter Environmental Satellite System |
| PIPOR | Program For International Polar Ocean Research |
| CACR | Commission On Air Chemistry And Radioactivity |
| AGO | Automatic Geophysical Observatory |
| ERACF | Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System |