| Acronym | Meaning |
| PMEL | Pacific Marine Environment Laboratory |
| AMRR | Army Material Research Reactor |
| ETA | A Vendor Of Supercomputers And Associated Software |
| GSFC | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| IAPO | International Association Of Physical Oceanography |
| EU | European Union |
| IMPROVE II | Improvement Of Cloud & Precipitation Physics In Mesoscale Models ? 2nd Generation |
| TIE | The Institute Of Ecology |
| DCA | Washington National Airport |
| BAM | Brooklyn Arts Museum |