| Acronym | Meaning |
| RIB | Research Internet Backbone |
| NODS | NASA Ocean Data System |
| FT | Forward-in-time |
| PROBE | Portable Remote Observations Of The Environment |
| PEACE | DOD Atoll-drilling Program For Coral Core Sample |
| ARC | Ames Research Center |
| CASP | Canadian Atlantic Storms Project (or Program) |
| QPF | Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting |
| GAIM | Global Analysis |
| CALUTRON | California University Cyclotron |