| Acronym | Meaning |
| BGE | Block Gaussian Elimination |
| HCN | Historical Climatology Network |
| OPPE | Office Of Policy |
| TEXMEX | Tropical Experiment Over Mexico |
| BCL | Battelle Columbus Laboratory |
| SHEF | Standard Hydrometeorological Exchange Format |
| BEJ | Best Expert Judgment |
| EASOE | European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment |
| DSL | Distributed Software Libraries |
| ERG | External Review Group |