| Acronym | Meaning |
| FSDR | Final System Design Review |
| EPROM | Electronically Programmable Read Only Memory |
| OWWS | Office Of World Weather Systems |
| WCIRP | World Climate Impacts And Response Strategies Program |
| NASCOM | NASA Communications Network |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| NNSC | NSF Net Service Center |
| WERC | World Environment And Resources Council |
| CASP | Canadian Atlantic Storms Project (or Program) |
| ENDEX | Environmental Data Index |