| Acronym | Meaning |
| NESC | National Energy Software Corporation |
| ERICA | Experiment On Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones In The Atlantic |
| ARG | Appointments Review Group |
| ASP | Astronomical Society Of The Pacific |
| SADCC | South African Development Coordination Conference |
| METEOR | Multiple Experiment Transporter Into Earth Orbit And Return |
| PDU | Power Distribution Unit |
| NREL | National Resource Ecology Laboratory |
| WAS | Whole Air Sampler |
| AL/WMOSD | AL Waste Management & Operational Surety Division |