| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMS | American Mathematical Society |
| LES | Large-eddy Simulation |
| GSFC | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| IWG | Implementation Working Group |
| EXPRS | EXpendable Probe Receiver System |
| ND | Near-dedicated |
| ADP | Anderson |
| SLATT | Stratospheric Latitudinal And Temporal Trends (exchange Committee) |
| JCL | Job Control Language |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |