| Acronym | Meaning |
| BOD | Board Of Directors |
| DTF3.1 | Same As DTF3 |
| IDNHR | International Decade Of Natural Hazard Reduction |
| RAPB | Regional Analysis And Prediction Branch |
| GLERL | Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab |
| SMILE | Surface Layer Mixed Experiment |
| EMU | Electromagnetic Units |
| DOS | Department Of State |
| PRC | Inc. |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |