| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCTM | National Council Of Teachers Of Mathematics |
| STRATEX | Stratocumulus Experiment |
| GRAF | Gridded Representation Of Analyses And Forecasts |
| AMTEL | Advanced Materials Testing & Evaluation Laboratory |
| R-Z RELATIONSHIP | R = Precipitation Rate |
| PRC | People's Republic Of China |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| BAC | Budgeted Cost At Completion |
| SDM | Suit Of Software For UNIX-based Computing Platforms |
| BAMEX | Bow Echo And Mesoscale Convective Vortex (MCV) Experiment |