| Acronym | Meaning |
| BSD UNIX | Berkeley Software Distribution UNIX |
| GCM | General Circulation Model |
| MAPCON | A Routine Developed By Unidata For Contouring NPS Gridded Data On A Background Map From NetCDF Files |
| BWC | Biological Weapons Convention |
| NGS | National Geodetic Survey |
| FCM | Federal Coordinator For Meteorological Services And Supporting Research |
| HRDI | High Resolution Doppler Interferometer |
| PICF | Principal Investigator Computing Facility |
| MAYPOLE | May Polarization Experiment |
| AB | Architect Building |