| Acronym | Meaning |
| DTC | Distance Traveled Count |
| BSRN | Boulder Science Resource Network |
| UHV | Use An Ultrahigh Vacuum |
| FHSA | Federal Hazardous Substances Act |
| IDI | Instrumentation Development And Intercomparisons |
| ABAQUS | Finite-element Computer Code |
| RAFS | Regional Analysis And Forecast System |
| ERA | Engineering Research Associates |
| ATLAS | Advanced Testing Line For Actinide Separations |
| TOGA COARE | The Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program's Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment |