| Acronym | Meaning |
| APACM | Atmospheric Physical And Chemical Monitor |
| ALI | Annual Limit On Intake |
| PRECP | Program On Nonlinearity Of Acid Precipitation Process |
| UQAM | Universite De Quebec A Montreal |
| AARC | Alliance For Acid Rain Control |
| O-O | Object-oriented |
| ARISTOTELES | Applications And Research Involving Space Technologies Observing The Earth's Field From Low Earth Orbiting Satellite |
| EXABYTE | Boulder-based Computer Company |
| ONR/BO | Office Of Naval Research/Branch Office |
| MIRAGE-MEXICO | Megacity Impact On Regional And Global Environments-Mexico Campaign |