| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESS | Earth System Science |
| NOVAM | Navy Oceanographic Vertical Aerosol Model |
| EPC | Environmental Forecast Center |
| GPP | Gross Primary Productivity |
| RO | Solar Radius |
| CATI | Colorado Advanced Technology Institute |
| HF | High Frequency |
| SLW | Supercooled Liquid Water |
| OD | Outside Diameter |
| RAM | Responsibility Assignment Matrix |