| Acronym | Meaning |
| MFE | Magnetic Field Experiment |
| APD | Advanced Planning Division |
| WPM | Well-Posed Model |
| ANEC | American Nuclear Energy Council |
| DOE/NV | DOE Nevada Operations Office |
| DPFC | Defense Program Field Council |
| ASC | ASTER Steering Committee |
| PEATMOS | Primitive Equation And Trojectory Model Output Statistics |
| T-LAPS | Terminal LAPS |
| IQSY/EX | International Quiet Years Of The Sun Experiments |