| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACRS | Advisory Committee |
| MASER | Microwave Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation |
| ICH | Inter-Union Commission On The Lithosphere |
| VIRGS | VISSR Image Registration And Gridding System |
| STAMP | Second Thunderstorm And Microburst Project |
| ESM | Earth Systems Model |
| CBLCBNM | Central Bureau Of Nuclear Measurements |
| MMOL | Manned Orbital Laboratory |
| IIPS | Interactive Information And Processing Systems [for Meteorology |
| NSIDC | National Snow And Ice Data Center |