| Acronym | Meaning |
| EBCDIC | Extended Binary-coded Decimal Interchange Code |
| GWPA | Ground Water Protection Act |
| RDCC | Real-time Display And Coordination Center |
| AOS | Advanced Orbiting System |
| UOM | Upper-ocean Model |
| WOTAN | Wind Observations Through Ambient Noise |
| GCTM | Global Chemical Transport Model |
| DCM | Deep Convection Model |
| BBRR | Brookhaven Beam Research Reactor |
| SMS | Scalable Modeling System |