| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACO/UK | ACO/United Kingdom |
| GRID | Global Resource Information Database |
| PELTI | Passing Efficiency For The Low Turbulence Inlet |
| ESI | Earth Systems Institute |
| CAMAC | Computer-automated Measurement And Control |
| NBDRC | New Building Design Review Committee |
| AAS | Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
| UTC | United Technology Center |
| STARE | Southern Tropical Atlantic Regional Experiment |
| GFY | Government Fiscal Year |