| Acronym | Meaning |
| BOD | Board Of Directors |
| MICROVAX | N/A |
| K | A Symbol For Planetary Wave Number |
| AVS EXPRESS | Upgraded Version Of The Application Visualization System |
| IRICP | International Research Center For Climate Prediction |
| TROPAL | Tropical Alert Group |
| CCB | Configuration Control Board |
| XMDSL | X Window Interface Distributed Software Library |
| AIM | Artificial Ionization Mirror |
| PCRGA | Precipitation Chemistry |