| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSV | Ocean Station Vessel |
| AGGG | Advisory Group On Greenhouse Gases |
| DSAA | Defense Security Assistance Agency |
| NBDRC | New Building Design Review Committee |
| APS | Autocorrelated Photon Spectroscopy |
| FSEC | Florida Solar Energy Center |
| AW | Annual Worth |
| VBNS | Very High Performance Backbone Network Service |
| GAMP | Global Atmospheric Measurements Program |
| ISF | International Symposium On Forecasting |