| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSR | Office Of Scientific Research |
| AAS | American Astronomical Society |
| CCM4 | Community Climate Model 4 |
| GOESTAP | N/A |
| TDMC | TAMEX Data Management Center |
| FT | Forward-in-time |
| HRIS | High-Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| USTAR | UCAR Scientist's Technical Areas Of Research |
| GCIP | GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project |
| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satelite |