| Acronym | Meaning |
| HADS | Hydrometeorological Automated Data System |
| GSFC | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| AMU | Atomic Mass Unit |
| DYCOMS | Dynamics And Chemistry Of Marine Stratocumulus |
| STERAO | Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiments |
| CDIS | Command And Data Interface Simulator Unit |
| RPM | Revolutions Per Minute |
| TSAO | Tropical Semiannual Oscillation |
| ALPAL | Parallel Program Developed At LLNL |
| MM | Milli Mole |