| Acronym | Meaning |
| MDC | Modified Direct Costs |
| MRI | Meteorological Research Institute |
| ACC | Abnormal Condition Control |
| AMTEL | Advanced Materials Testing & Evaluation Laboratory |
| EMCORE | Environmental Management Center Opportunities Resource |
| CCM3 | Community Climate Model Version 3 |
| DDHS | Digital Data Handling System |
| FIFOLIB | N/A |
| MMS | Minerals Management Service |
| GEOSIF | Geoscientific Information Framework |