| Acronym | Meaning |
| NESC | National Environmental Satellite Center |
| STS | Seasonal Transition Simulation |
| ABLE | Activity Balance Line Evaluation |
| PDW | Preliminary Design Walk-through |
| QNH | Quasi-nonhydrostatic Model |
| RPN | (Division De) Recherche En Precision Numerique |
| GEWEX | Global Energy And Water Cycle Experiment |
| CCC | Cray Computer Corporation |
| SDVR | Single-Doppler Velocity Retrieval |
| MAP | Metro-Agro-Plex |