| Acronym | Meaning |
| EG&G | Inc. |
| BITS | Biologically Important Trace Species |
| BAMS | Bulletin Of The American Meteorological Society |
| OAR | Office Of Aerospace Research |
| DCP | Data Collection Platform |
| ILEC | International Lake Environment Committee |
| GEIA | Global Emissions Inventory Activity |
| DSN | Deep Space Network |
| FTE | Full-time Equivalent |
| CALUTRON | California University Cyclotron |