| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSD | Office Of Systems Development |
| CCF | Central Computing Facility |
| FPS-# | Radar Designation |
| PBL | Planetary Boundary Layer |
| NCDC | National Climatic Data Center |
| IEF | Inventory Exchange Format |
| CCM4 | Community Climate Model 4 |
| EMR | Electronic Mail Registration |
| EAG | Environmental Assessments Group |
| PMA | Platform Management Application |