| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALCM | Air-launched Cruise Missile |
| MDDS | Maintenance Decision Support System |
| SAV | State-of-the-atmosphere Variable |
| RAWPG | Regional Aviation Weather Products Generator |
| DTF3 | Diagnostic Turbulent Flux Algorithm |
| BACER | Biological & Climatological Effects Research |
| GEO 2000 | National Science Foundation's Geosciences Beyond 2000 |
| SADCC | South African Development Coordination Conference |
| GCTE | Global Change And Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| GIPS | Billions Of Instructions Per Second |