| Acronym | Meaning |
| NARA | U.S. National Archives And Records Administration |
| BOMAP | Barbados Oceanographic And Meteorological Analysis Program |
| AIP | American Institute Of Physics |
| S&B | Salary And Benefits |
| WRP | Weather Research Program |
| KAFB | Kirkland Air Force Base |
| ADDE | Abstract Distributed Data Environment |
| NAE | National Aeronautical Establishment |
| EMEX | Equatorial Mesoscale Experiment |
| ASL | Above Sea Level |