| Acronym | Meaning |
| AWQC | Ambient Water Quality Criteria |
| BCWS | Budgeted Cost For Work Scheduled |
| IHOP | International H2O Project |
| POAM | Polar Ozone And Aerosol Measurement |
| GONG | Global Oscillations Network Group |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| NH | Northern Hemisphere |
| H | Henry |
| MDS | Minimum Detectable Signal |
| NSTA | National Science Teachers Association |