| Acronym | Meaning |
| FSTC | Foreign Science & Technology Center |
| OFPS | Office Of Field Project Support |
| AGT | Advanced Ground Transport |
| O/I | Optimal Interpolation |
| FT | Fourier Tachometer |
| NIGEC | National Institute For Global Environmental Change |
| ATLAS | Advanced Testing Line For Actinide Separations |
| BGS | Biogeosciences Initiative |
| CDR | Circular Depolarization Ratio |
| TEA | Transversely Excited Atmospheric (pressure) |