| Acronym | Meaning |
| AQD | Air Quality Digest |
| FTSC | FSL Technical Steering Committee |
| AIRAPT | International Association For Research On High Pressure Science & Technology |
| EPC | Emergency Planning Commission |
| AAG | Association Of American Geographers |
| LEST | Large Earth-Based Solar Telescope |
| ACE | Accelerated Computing Environment |
| GSD | Geometric Standard Deviation |
| GEWEX | Continental-Scale Project |
| TDL | Techniques Development Lab |