| Acronym | Meaning |
| BART | Biosphere Atmosphere Research And TRaining |
| FIRE | Fast Imaging Ranicon Experiment |
| ESSA | Environmental Science Services Administration |
| ET | Evapotranspiration |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
| WAMPP | Wave Momentum Parameterization Program |
| ARGOS | Data Collection And Location System |
| GEOSIF | Geoscientific Information Framework |
| NM | Network Management |
| DCE | Distributed Computing Environment |