| Acronym | Meaning |
| R&D | Research And Development |
| ASSET | Aerothermodynamicelastic Structure Systems Environmental Tests |
| APDF | Accelerator Performance Demonstration Facility |
| SDSC | San Diego Supercomputing Center |
| KISS | Kanton Island Sounding System |
| UNIDATA | University Data Interactive Computing And Communications Systems |
| DTF | Data Test Facility |
| FIRE-ACE | First ISCCP International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program |
| DARTS | DOE Audit Reporting & Tracking System |
| JHWRP | Joint Hawaii Warm Rain Project |