| Acronym | Meaning |
| DMMR | Distributed-Memory Microprocessor Systems |
| DRB | Design Review Board |
| USC-GARP | United States Committee For GARP |
| NASN | NASN Cascade Impacter In Aerosol Studies |
| AAOE | Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment |
| NIST | National Institute Of Standards And Technology |
| LDR | Linear Depolarization Ratio |
| VCO | Voltage-controlled Oscillation |
| FACA | Federal Advisory Committee Act |
| STD | Salinity |