| Acronym | Meaning |
| AL/WMOSD | AL Waste Management & Operational Surety Division |
| NOSIE | NODC Ocean Science Information Exchange |
| ACAP (ACAPS) | Advanced Computer For Array Processing |
| ARGOS | French Satellite-borne Data Relay And Platform Location System |
| FACA | Federal Advisory Committee Act |
| CDC | Climate Data Center |
| APHA | American Public Health Association |
| OAR | Office Of Aerospace Research |
| ABLE | Amazon Boundary Layer Experiment |
| ETM | Enhanced Thematic Mapper |