| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFP | Advanced Flexible Processor |
| AMR | Adaptive Mesh Refinement |
| ADP | Anderson |
| NRN | National Research Network |
| PRE-STORM | Preliminary Regional Experiment-STORM |
| CAS | Chemical Abstract Service |
| GOASEX | Gulf Of Alaska Experiment |
| RFT | Reverse-flow Thermometer |
| IRIS | Incorporated Research Institutions For Seismology |
| ASAP | Ariane Structure For Auxiliary Payloads |