| Acronym | Meaning |
| AWEA | American Wind Energy Association |
| STEM | Scanning-transmission Electron Microscope |
| GCRP | Global Change Research Program |
| MLSO | Mauna Loa Solar Observatory |
| DOMSAT | Domestic Satellite |
| AN/FPQ-6 | AN/GSN |
| ALT/RA | Altimeter/Radar Altimeter |
| INQUA | International Quaternary Research Association Or International Association On Quaternary Research |
| DEST | Directed Energy Science & Technology |
| MODE | Mid-Oceanic Dynamics Experiment |