| Acronym | Meaning |
| CBB | Contract Budget Baseline |
| OPAL | Opacity Project At Livermore |
| NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite Data And Information Service |
| EOS-A | First NPOP |
| ICAS | Interdepartmental Communication For Atmospheric Science |
| DICOMED | Online Graphics Recorder Used At NCAR For Producing Microfilm And Microfiche Output |
| WWG | Workstation Working Group Of COMET |
| AWWA | American Waterworks Association |
| NIP | National And International Program |
| WISP | Winter Icing And Storms Project |