| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSTS | Sea Surface Temperatures |
| SPIRES | Stanford Physics Information Retrieval System |
| FPS | Fast Packet Switch |
| CCP | Clouds In Climate Program |
| AWEA | American Wind Energy Association |
| AQCR | Air Quality Control Regulation |
| APA | Administrative Procedures Act |
| NOWRAD | National Operational Weather Radar |
| PPS | Public Products Service |
| AOV | Air-operated Valve |