| Acronym | Meaning |
| PC | Personal Computer |
| NPOESS | National Polar Orbiter Environmental Satellite System |
| APT | Accelerator Production Of Tritium |
| FGGE | First GARP Global Experiment |
| FATS | FORTRAN Automatic Timing System |
| NCHPC | National Consortium For High Performance Computing |
| UOM | Upper-ocean Model |
| TCZ | Tropical Cloud Zone |
| AREAL | Atmospheric Research And Exposure Assessment Lab |
| PRUDENCE | Prediction Of Regional Scenerios And Uncertainties For Defining European Climate Change Risks And Effects |