| Acronym | Meaning |
| BATS | Biosphere-atmosphere Transfer Scheme |
| BAG | Boulder Aeronomy Group |
| MUG | McIDAS Users Group |
| FWS | Fish And Wildlife Service |
| DEM | Digital Elevation Model |
| TAO | Tropical Atmosphere Ocean |
| CARS | Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy |
| MPS | Mesoscale Prediction Section |
| AWE | Atomic Weapons Establishment |
| GBPS | Gigabity (109) Per Second |