| Acronym | Meaning |
| ETCE | Effects Of Tropical Convection Experiment |
| IRICP | International Research Center For Climate Prediction |
| PDW | Preliminary Design Walk-through |
| RJE | Remote Job Entry |
| NWP | Numerical Weather Prediction |
| M | Mach |
| ESSIS | Earth System Science Information System |
| AO | Abnormal Occurrence |
| HST | Hubble Space Telescope |
| ALE/GAGE | Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment/Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment |