| Acronym | Meaning |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational |
| PECASE | Presidential Early Career Award For Scientists And Engineers |
| LL | Lincoln Laboratories |
| C&DH | Command And Data Handling |
| AEE | Alliance For Environmental Education |
| MPS | Mesoscale Prediction Section |
| NOS | National Ocean Service |
| AMAX | American Metals Climax |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| TWC | The Weather Channel |