| Acronym | Meaning |
| IEF | Inventory Exchange Format |
| JES | Job Entry System |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
| BATS | Biosphere-atmosphere Transfer Scheme |
| ATEX | Atlantic Tropical Experiment |
| MCC | Mesoscale Convective Complex |
| ORD | Office Of Research And Development |
| RMS | Root-mean-square |
| CASH | Commercial Aviation Sensing Humidity Program |
| MODD | Meteorological And Omega Data Digitizer |