| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASI | Advanced Simulation Initiative |
| SSB | Soaring Society Of Boulder |
| DSRS | Data Storage And Retrieval System |
| SPARC | Stratospheric Processes And Their Role In Climate |
| WMC | World Meteorological Center(s) |
| UOM | Upper-ocean Model |
| F | Frequency |
| AMAD | Activity-median Aerodynamic Diameter |
| ONERA | Office National D'Etudes Et De Recherches Aerospatiales |
| GNU | GNU's Not UNIX (a Recursive Acronym) |