| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATLAS | Advanced Testing Line For Actinide Separations |
| TCMRS | Tropical Climate Monitoring And Research Station |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible And Infared Imaging Spectrometer |
| VOR | VHF Omnidirectional Range |
| UMIST | University Of Manchester Institute Of Science And Technology |
| IAPO | International Association Of Physical Oceanography |
| SWCP | South West Cooperative Program |
| RI | Research Institute |
| ACL | Alternative Concentration Level/limit |
| VISSR | Visible And Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer |