| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAOL | Los Alamos Opacity Library |
| TOSS | Tiros Operational Satellite System |
| DAC | Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
| DASC | Division Of Advanced Scientific Computing |
| MACCM3 | Middle Atmosphere Community Climate Model |
| BCCB | Baseline Change Control Board |
| ASTEX | Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment |
| MIDNET | N/A |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |
| ACS | American Chemical Society |