| Acronym | Meaning |
| HBCUS | Historically Black Colleges And Universities |
| GCDIS | Global Change Data And Information System |
| AFESC | Air Force Engineering & Sciences Center |
| JICC | Japanese ICC |
| SGI | Silicon Graphics Inc. |
| QC | Quality Control |
| SAM | Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement |
| INQUA | International Quaternary Research Association Or International Association On Quaternary Research |
| D-B | Davis-Bacon Act |
| FSSP | Forward Scattering Spectometer Probe |