| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAS | Small Astronomy Satellite |
| GDP | Government Development Platforms |
| EOS-A | First NPOP |
| CCB | Change Control Board |
| GCI | Global Change Institute |
| CCM1 | Community Climate Model 1 |
| CAALS | Consortium On Automated Standards |
| HBCUS | Historically Black Colleges And Universities |
| PMIP | Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project |
| GF | Gigaflops |