| Acronym | Meaning |
| RDSS | Research Data Support System |
| NASCAS | NAS Committee On Atmospheric Sciences |
| GCDIS | Global Change Data And Information System |
| GREM | Geopotential Research Explorer Mission |
| AXBT | Air-Deployed Expendable Bathythermographs |
| TDWR | Terminal Doppler Weather Radar |
| TREM | Tropical Rainfall Explorer Mission |
| CARA | Center For Astrophysical Research In Antarctica |
| AEW | Airborne Early Warning |
| NEXRAD | Next Generation Weather Radar |