| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESIS | Earth Science Information System |
| MPIF | Message Passing Interface Forum |
| WGNE | Working Group On Numerical Experimentation |
| F/P-INT | Fabry Perot Interferometer |
| SSC | Scientific Steering Committee |
| MM5 | Fifth-generation Mesoscale Model |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| EAC | Employee Activities Committee |
| ACATS | Airborne Chromatograph For Atmospheric Trace Species |
| VORTAC | Very High Frequency (omnirange) TACAN (tactical Air Navigation System) |