| Acronym | Meaning |
| NEM | NWP Explicit Microphysics |
| ACD | Atmospheric Chemistry Division |
| ATLID | Atmospheric LIDAR |
| VM/CMS | Virtual Machine/Conversational Monitor System |
| NSS | Nodal Switching Subsystem |
| ERTD | Environmental Research & Technology Division |
| AWDP | Aviation Weather Development Program |
| OSTPC | Open Systems Transition Planning Committee |
| ISLSCP | International Satellite Land-Surface Climatology Project |
| R&D | Research And Development |