| Acronym | Meaning |
| OPTRAN | Optical Test Transmittance Model |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference On Environment And Development |
| GTCP | Global Tropospheric Chemistry Program |
| RADARSAT | Radar Satellite |
| MB | Megabytes |
| IUGS | International Union Of Geological Sciences |
| OCME | Oceanographic Community Modeling Effort |
| CAL | Cray Assembly Language |
| ERL | Environmental Research Laboratory |
| IAGW | International Acoustic Gravity Waves |