| Acronym | Meaning |
| AGFS | Aviation Gridded Forecast Systems |
| U.S./JC | United States/Japan Cooperation |
| AMPS | Antarctica Mesoscale Prediction System |
| ACE | American Council On Education |
| ACEP | DOC Advisory Committee |
| CAA | Clean Air Act |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| DOS | Department Of Space |
| NEM | NWP Explicit Microphysics |
| RAMS | Regional Atmospheric Modeling System |