| Acronym | Meaning |
| AES | Atomic Emission Spectroscopy |
| OSSA | Office Of Space Science And Applications |
| IMAGES | Intermediate Model For The Annual And Global Evolution Of Species |
| BASIS | Battelle Automated Search Information System |
| SEAB | Secretary Of Energy Advisory Board |
| IBM PS/2 | One Class Of IBM Personal Computers |
| GCP | Global Change Program |
| SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
| FGCMS | Fast GC / MS = Fast Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry |
| ARTCC | Air Route Traffic Control Center |