| Acronym | Meaning |
| NSFF | NSF Funded |
| VIMHEX | Venezuela International Meteorological And Hydrological Experiments |
| GPX | A Suffix Which Designates Graphics Capabilities On The DEC MicroVax System (typically Seen As DEC VAXstation/GPX.) |
| PWV | Precipitable Water Vapor |
| JVNC | John Von Neumann National Supercomputing Center |
| PCM | Parallel Climate Model |
| NIAR | National Institute For Atmospheric Research |
| EPC | Emergency Planning Commission |
| PACEM | Physics And Chemistry Of Earth Materials |
| SOHO | Solar And Heliosphysical Observatory |