| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCSA | National Center For Supercomputing Applications |
| AIRS | Advanced Infared Studies |
| AMC | American Mining Congress |
| SOFAR | Sound |
| MRF | Medium-Range Forecast |
| GARP | Global Atmospheric Research Program |
| TRACS | Trends In Atmospheric Constituents Study |
| DPMB | Defense Programs Management Board |
| ISM | In Situ Measurements |
| EPICS | Energetic Pion Channel And Spectrometer |