| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAOS | Center For Atmosphere/Ocean Studies |
| ASTSWMO | Association Of State & Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials |
| DAR | Data Acquisition Request |
| BCD | Binary-coded Decimal |
| NSSL | National Severe Storms Laboratory |
| HRTS | High-resolution Telescope Spectrograph |
| CDMS | Cryospheric Data Management System |
| ESJWG | Earth Science Joint Working Group |
| TROMEX | Tropical Meteorology Experiment |
| MT | Magnetic Tape |