| Acronym | Meaning |
| DRI | Defense Research Internet |
| ASE | Amplified Spontaneous Emission |
| BMRR | Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor |
| MCCS | Mesoscale Convective Complexes |
| ANSS | American Nature Study Society |
| SLATEC | Sandia-Los Alamos Air Force Weapons Laboratory Technical |
| TAP BL | Non-reactive Gases |
| PHIGS | Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System |
| IDASS | Integrated Data Assimilation/Sounding System |
| AGASP | Arctic Gas And Aerosol Sampling Program |