| Acronym | Meaning |
| EFTC | European Fluorocarbon Technical Committee |
| HIAPER | High-Performance Instrumented Airborne Platform For Environmental Research |
| GCP | Global Change Program |
| NIGEC | National Institute For Global Environmental Change |
| DAC | Disaster Assistant Center |
| SDS | Scientific Data Systems |
| PPS | Physical Plant Services |
| RTH | Regional Telecommunications Hubs |
| SRRS | Service Record Retention System |
| CDA | Command And Data Acquisition |