| Acronym | Meaning |
| UARC | Upper Atmosphere Research Corporation |
| EROS | Earth Resources Observation System |
| CCEA | Center For Climatic And Environmental Assessment |
| UID | User Identification |
| BATCH MCIDAS | Routine That Runs Sequences Of McIDAS Commands From A Script |
| PIPOR | Program For International Polar Ocean Research |
| WRF | Weather Research And Forecast |
| RRB | Risk Reduction Branch |
| OLE | Object Linking And Embedding |
| FICA | Federal Insurance Contributions Act |