| Acronym | Meaning |
| A/I | Accident/incident |
| MMS | Minerals Management Service |
| EMDS | Emergency Management Decision Support System |
| MSU | Mass Storage Unit |
| SPC | Sector Processing Center |
| GEM | Global Environmental Multiscale Model |
| IGAC | International Global Atmospheric Chemistry |
| ACA | Applied Combinatorial Analysis |
| DAT | Data Acquisition Test |
| CARA | Center For Astrophysical Research In Antarctica |