| Acronym | Meaning |
| ARPA | Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| ASTER | Atmosphere-Surface Turbulent Exchange Research Facility |
| EDAS | Ecosystem Dynamics And The Atmosphere Section |
| EGSE | Electronic Ground Support Equipment |
| RAMS | Remote Aerosol-Mapping System |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| GISP | Greeland Ice Sheet Program |
| EMSES | Electromagnetic Modeling And Simulation Environment For Systems |
| MSU | Microwave Sounding Unit |
| AEDS | Atomic Energy Detection System |