| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSI | Strategic Simulation Initiative |
| NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Service |
| ICPM | International Commission On Polar Meteorology |
| WBSI | Western Behavioral Sciences Institute |
| SRON | Space Research Organization Of The Netherlands |
| SPIRES | Stanford Physics Information Retrieval System |
| FIFRA | Federal Insecticide |
| SABL | Scanning Aerosol Backscatter Lidar |
| WRF | Weather Research And Forecast |
| FPS-# | Radar Designation |