| Acronym | Meaning |
 | ICSU | International Council Of Science |
 | ADB | Apple Desktop Bus |
 | AMP | Asynchronous Multiprocessing |
 | NREL | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
 | AFP | Apple File Protocol |
 | VSWR | Voltage Standing-wave Ratio |
 | NPP | Net Primary Productivity |
 | TROPEX | Tropical Experiment |
 | ERT | Environmental Research And Technology |
 | SPEC | Strategic Planning And Evaluation Committee |