| Acronym | Meaning |
| FEWS | Follow-on Early Warning System |
| SDSC | San Diego Supercomputing Center |
| NSWP | National Space Weather Program |
| FTOS | FGGE Tropical Observing System |
| AIDA | Arecibo Initiative With Dynamics Of The Atmosphere |
| CALCRUST | Consortium For Study Of The California Crust |
| ERT | Environmental Research And Technology |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |
| SEASAT | Sea Satellite |
| HBCUS | Historically Black Colleges And Universities |