| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACRS | Advisory Committee |
| EAC | Estimated Cost At Completion |
| SCOSTEP | Scientific Committee On Solar-Terrestrial Physics |
| RTTOV | Rediative Transfer (RT) Model For Television Infrared Orbiting Satellite (TIROS) Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| DRGS | Direct Read-out Ground Station |
| CAL | Cray Assembly Language |
| ATRAP | Alliance For Transportation Research |
| DARE-2 | A Weather Service Work Station At PROFS |
| B SCALE | Synoptic Scale Ranging From 100 To 1 |