| Acronym | Meaning |
| MECCA | Mesoscale Experiment Center For Control And Analysis |
| URL | Universal Resource Locter |
| SQ | Solar Quiet |
| ESDD | Earth Science Data Directory |
| SUDOOS | Sun/UNIX DICOMED Online Operating System |
| SWEAT | Severe Weather Threat |
| CAGEX | CERES/ARM/GEWEX Experiment |
| CAM | Computer Aided Machining |
| DOD | Digital Omega Dropwindsonde |
| APO | Administrative Policy Office |