| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSS | Multi-spectral Scanner |
| ELDORA | Electra Doppler Radar |
| NIGEC | National Institute For Global Environmental Change |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
| CDDIS | Crustal Dynamics Data Information System |
| AIP | American Institute Of Physics |
| MESONET | Mesoscale Network |
| CCM5 | Community Climate Model 5 |
| ARPS | Advanced Regional Prediction System |
| MOSES | Meteorological Observing Station |