| Acronym | Meaning |
| GAP | GATE Advisory Panel |
| AOS | Advanced Orbiting System |
| GLIS | Global Land Information System |
| IDEA LAB | Interactive's Digital Environmental Analysis Lab |
| ICH | Inter-Union Commission On The Lithosphere |
| DBA | Data Base Administrator |
| G&A | General And Administrative |
| SYNOPS | Synoptic Ocean Prediction Study |
| DSAP | DOE Special Analysis Project |
| ESSL | Earth & Sun Systems Laboratory (formerly ATD) |