| Acronym | Meaning |
| PACS | Pan-American Climate Studies |
| SOAP | Simple Object Access Protocol |
| OAO | Office Of Aircraft Operations |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| MECCA | Mesoscale Experiment Center For Control And Analysis |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer |
| AWIPS | Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System |
| ERB | Earth Radiation Budget |
| EOFS | Empirical Orthogonal Functions |
| BLP | Boundary Layer Profiler |