| Acronym | Meaning |
| GOALS | Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System |
| AOS | Advanced Orbiting System |
| ETCE | Effects Of Tropical Convection Experiment |
| ICITA | International Cooperative Investigation Of The Tropical Atlantic |
| ROTATE | Radar Observation Of Thunderstorms And Tornadoes Experiment |
| TCMRS | Tropical Climate Monitoring And Research Station |
| APJ | The Astrophysical Journal |
| BSAC | Biotechnology Science Advisory Committee |
| GCCM | Global Carbone Cycle Modeling |
| DES | Data Encryption Standard |