| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADT | Aerated Drain Tank |
| ECOD | Export Control Operations Division |
| JCP/ PO | Joint Climate Program/Projects Office |
| GCRP | Global Change Research Program |
| FOF | Field Observing Faciltilty |
| AOS | Archive And Operations System |
| BWC | Biological Weapons Convention |
| OM | Office Of Meteorology |
| IRIS | Italian Research Interim Stage |
| DOPLID | Doppler Lidar |