| Acronym | Meaning |
| GIMMS | Global Inventory And Monitoring And Modeling Study |
| ACSYS | Arctic Climate System Study |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| NAT | Nitric Acid Trihydrate |
| FTFC | Fourier Transform Flow Cytometer |
| TUV | Tropospheric Ultraviolet And Visible Radiation Model |
| ACAS | Advisory Committee For Atmospheric Sciences |
| CAA | Concepts Analysis Agency |
| PSC | Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |
| SLAP | Shuttle Laser Altimeter Prototype |