| Acronym | Meaning |
| APLJHU | Applied Physics Laboratory John Hopkins University |
| IDEA LAB | Interactive's Digital Environmental Analysis Lab |
| APCA | Air Pollution Control Association |
| AMTEL | Advanced Materials Testing & Evaluation Laboratory |
| BAHC | Biospheric Aspects Of The Hydrological Cycle |
| AXCP | Airborne Expendable Current Profiler |
| MAPS/RUC | MAPS Is The Research Version Of The Rapid Update Cycle |
| SDM | Scientific Data Management |
| MDI | Michelson Doppler Imager |
| WG/MDM | Working Group For Meteorological Data Management |