| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATM | Apollo Telescope Mount |
| AMSU | Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit |
| CCC | Cray Computer Corporation |
| DUDFCD | Denver Urban Drainage And Flood Control District |
| TBO | Tropospheric Biennial Oscillation |
| SIO | Scripps Institution Of Oceanography |
| RUI | Research In Undergraduate Institutions |
| ROLM | Not An Acronym |
| RPS | Ranked Probability Score |
| USC-GARP | United States Committee For GARP |