| Acronym | Meaning |
| DPMI | DOS Protected Mode Interface |
| PCMS | Process And Change Management System |
| CDT | Conventional Defense Technology |
| TEXMEX | Tropical Experiment Over Mexico |
| PEM | Pacific Exploratory Measurements |
| 3CPO | Cloud Chemistry And Cloud Physics Organization |
| ESCP | Earth Sciences Curriculum Project |
| TB | Terabytes |
| WOS | Weather Observing Systems Committee |
| FIRE | First ISCCP Radiation Experiment |