| Acronym | Meaning |
| MT | Magnetic Tape |
| MERIS | Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
| STORM DAWG | STORM Data Assimilation Working Group |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| MFLOPS | Megaflops |
| FDDA | Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| WEAP | Weather Education And Awareness Project |
| NPI | NEXRAD Product Interface |
| NEXAIR | Next Generation Upper Air System |
| GRACE | Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment |