| Acronym | Meaning |
| JES | Job Entry System |
| AMSOC | American Miscellaneous Society |
| JAWOP | Joint Automated Weather Observing Program |
| HIMSS | High Resolution Microwave Spectrometer Sounder |
| NENA | NOAA's Northeast-North Atlantic 2004 |
| UOQ | Unaccompanied Officers' Quarters |
| PRAIRE | Polarization Radar Illinois Rainfall Experiments |
| BPI | Bits Per Inch |
| PACJET | Pacific Land-falling Jets Experiment |
| GARP | Global Atmospheric Research Program |