| Acronym | Meaning |
| WEPOCS | Western Equatorial Pacific Ocean Climate Studies |
| CASE | Computer Aided Software Engineering |
| AFEAS | Alternate Fluorocarbon Environmental Acceptability Study |
| PPB | Parts Per Billion |
| PALE | Paleoclimates From Arctic Lakes And Estuaries |
| BBRR | Brookhaven Beam Research Reactor |
| PPS | Public Products Service |
| MAPS | Mesoscale Analysis And Prediction System |
| SUDS | System For User Editing And Display Of Soundings |
| AMS | Accelerator Mass Spectrometer |