| Acronym | Meaning |
| EDUCOM | A Consortium Of Industrial Organizations And University Computing Administrators |
| DRPN | Division De Recherche En Precision Numerique |
| BGCWG | Biogeochemistry Working Group |
| USARP | United States Antarctic Research Program |
| CCB | Configuration Control Board |
| IVVS | Interactive Verification And Visualization System (RTVS) |
| IOC | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
| AM | Ampex |
| ODE | Ordinary Differential Equation |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |