| Acronym | Meaning |
| BNI | Bechtel National |
| NCMC | Non-Classical Mesoscale Circulations |
| AIRS | Advanced Infared Studies |
| APCA | Air Pollution Control Association |
| GWP | Global Warming Potential |
| CCM3 | Community Climate Model Version 3 |
| PEACE | DOD Atoll-drilling Program For Coral Core Sample |
| ATD | Atmospheric Technology Division |
| EPROM | Electronically Programmable Read Only Memory |
| BHP | Brake Horsepower |