| Acronym | Meaning |
| NSTP | National Solar Terrestrial Program |
| IMS | Information Management System |
| SERS | STORM Education And Research System |
| RCA | Request For Contract Action |
| PACLAT | Pacific Latitudinal Distribution Of Photochemical Trace Species |
| BRS | Bibliographic Retrieval Service |
| VM/CMS | Virtual Machine/Conversational Monitor System |
| CASC | Coalition For Academic Supercomputer Centers |
| ESL | Earth Sciences Laboratories |
| HIPPI | High Performance Parallel Interface |