| Acronym | Meaning |
| TAMEX | Taiwan Mesoscale Experiment |
| ORD | Office Of Research And Development |
| OASC | Office Of Advanced Scientific Computing |
| ADEPT | Alexandria Digital Earth Prototype |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Program/Internet Protocol |
| AFSSO | Air Force Special Security Office |
| ICAMR | Interdepartmental Committee On Applied Meteorological Research |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NH | Northern Hemisphere |
| MAB | Man And The Biosphere Program |