| Acronym | Meaning |
| GFLOPS | Gigaflops |
| DTC | Developmental Testbed Center |
| ATM | Division Of Atmospheric Sciences |
| EFEDA | European Field Experiment In Desertification-Threatened Area |
| AFC | Automatic Flow Control |
| AAS | American Astronomical Society |
| SDF | Shared Data Facility |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference On Environment And Development |
| PCC | Profiler Control Center |
| ESSC | Environmental Science Services Administration |