| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAC | California Administrative Code |
| TEXEX | Texas Frontal Experiment |
| VTR | Video Tape Recorder |
| ACC | Abrupt Climate Change |
| DCAA | Defense Contract Audit Agency |
| CAS | Center For Automotive Safety |
| JGR | Journal Of Geophysical Research |
| TOGA COARE | The Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program's Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| SEAC | (National Bureau Of) Standards Eastern Automatic Computer |