| Acronym | Meaning |
| SIRS | Satellite Infrared Spectrometer |
| NAPAP | National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program |
| ERC | Equatorial Ring Current |
| FAPS | Fate Of Atmospheric Pollutants Study |
| BLSG | Boundary Layer Sensing Group |
| NCOM | NCAR CSM Ocean Model |
| OMR | Optical Mark Reader |
| AFB | Atmospheric Fluidized Bed |
| CDE | Common Desktop Environment |
| POD | Probability Of Detection |