| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESI | Earth Systems Institute |
| NOSIE | NODC Ocean Science Information Exchange |
| MACCM3 | Middle Atmosphere Community Climate Model |
| PAM | Portable Automated Mesonet |
| FSEC | Florida Solar Energy Center |
| GCCM | Global Carbone Cycle Modeling |
| DART | Data Assimilation Research Testbed |
| JMSC | Joint Meteorological Satellite Communication |
| NEPH | Nephelometer |
| L-DEO | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |