| Acronym | Meaning |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |
| GGI | GPS Geoscience Instrument |
| BD | Blowdown |
| ERTD | Environmental Research & Technology Division |
| AL | Albuquerque Field Office |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| PAGES | Past Global Changes |
| NYSERNET | New York State Educational And Research Network |
| FIRE-ACE | First ISCCP International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program |
| ACS | Aldus Color File |