| Acronym | Meaning |
| MM5 | Fifth-generation Mesoscale Model |
| EMF | Electromotive Force |
| ERS | Earth Resources Satellite |
| ATSR | Argonne Thermal Source Reactor |
| ARC | Ames Research Center |
| NAPP | National Aerial Photography Program |
| MARC | Middle Atmosphere Responses To Changes |
| APAS | Astrophysical |
| ALC | Airlift Circulator |
| ESDIM | Earth System Data And Information Management |