| Acronym | Meaning |
| JFSP | Joint Forecast System Project |
| OSL | Orbiting Solar Laboratory |
| AWC | Aviation Weather Center |
| URL | Universal Resource Locter |
| FPS | Foot-pound Second System Of Measurements |
| ERB | Earth Radiation Budget |
| APD | Areal Power Density |
| APS | Axial Power Shape |
| SCOR | Scientific Committee For Oceanographic Research |
| EXABYTE | Boulder-based Computer Company |