| Acronym | Meaning |
| GDP | Ground Data Processor |
| GEF | Global Environmental Facility |
| SLW | Supercooled Liquid Water |
| CCM2 | Community Climate Model Version 2 |
| B SCALE | Synoptic Scale Ranging From 100 To 1 |
| FGCMS | Fast GC / MS = Fast Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry |
| BEST | Black Educational Science Trust |
| ADDE | Abstract Distributed Data Environment |
| ODP | Ocean Drilling Program |
| ACBM | Asbestos-containing Building Material |