| Acronym | Meaning |
| IDNDR | International Decade For Natural Disaster Reduction |
| MIDNET | N/A |
| ESSCO | Electronic Space Systems Corporation |
| DCVZ | Denver Convergence Vorticity Zone |
| DWB | Developers Workbench |
| NOAANET | NOAA Network |
| NIST | National Institute Of Standards And Technology |
| DSM | DiMethylSulfide |
| AHERA | Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act |
| CADRE | Center For Analysis Of The Dynamics Of Regional Ecosystems |