| Acronym | Meaning |
| NAO | North Atlantic Oscillation |
| NRCC | National Research Council Of Canada |
| NORDA | Naval Ocean Research & Development Activity |
| ADL | Above Detection Limit |
| SUNRISE | Radiative Input From The Sun To The Earth Program |
| DFW | Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport |
| GPC | Global Processing Center |
| SERI | Solar Energy Research Institute |
| AFNE | American For Nuclear Energy |
| UCLA | University Of California At Los Angeles |