| Acronym | Meaning |
| PCDS | Pilot Climate Data System |
| ICAMR | Interdepartmental Committee On Applied Meteorological Research |
| GRI | Gas Research Institute |
| DERF | Dynamic Extended Range Forecasting |
| MAPS | Mesoscale Analysis And Prediction System |
| CAFE | Corporate Average Fuel Economy |
| EFC | Experimental Forecast Center |
| ESML | Earth Science Markup Language |
| ELDORA/ASTERIX | France-United States Collaborative Development Of The ELDORA |
| CCR | Commitment |