| Acronym | Meaning |
| STK | StorageTek |
| MSLP | Mean Sea-level Pressure |
| RAS | Retrospective Analysis System |
| SCST | State Committee On Science & Technology |
| SMOW | Standard Mean Ocean Water |
| AIS | Accumulator Injection System |
| NCSA | National Center For Supercomputing Applications |
| ARMAR | Airborne Rain Mapping Radar |
| AFS | Auxiliary Feedwater System |
| GINI | GOES Ingest & NOAAPORT Interface |