| Acronym | Meaning |
| ARCAS | All-purpose Rocket For The Collection Of Atmospheric Soundings |
| GEMS | Global Environment Monitoring System |
| NCPO | National Climate Project Office |
| MERT | Medical Emergency Response Team |
| AMS | American Meteorological Society |
| EOC | Earth Observation Center |
| ETL | Environmental Technology Laboratory |
| NODC | National Oceanographic Data Center |
| ALMS | Atomic Line Molecular Spectroscopy |
| EXABYTE | Boulder-based Computer Company |