| Acronym | Meaning |
| STARE | Southern Tropical Atlantic Regional Experiment |
| ULAFOS | UCAR And Lower Atmospheric Facilities Oversight Section |
| MASDIS | Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System |
| GCIP | GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project |
| DDS | Doctor Of Dental Science |
| GEO 2000 | National Science Foundation's Geosciences Beyond 2000 |
| DNS | Direct Numerical Simulation |
| GKS | Graphic Kernal System |
| DVM | Digital Voltmeter |
| VM/CMS | Virtual Machine/Conversational Monitor System |