| Acronym | Meaning |
| IFREMER | Institut Francais Re'checche Pour L'Exploitation De La Mer |
| NEPRF | Naval Environmental Prediction Research Facility |
| FAC | Facilities Advisory Council |
| ETC | Estimate Time To Complete |
| NEM | NWP Explicit Microphysics |
| ISF | In-Situ Sensing Facility |
| EM | Electronic Mail |
| TAMEX | Taiwan Mesoscale Experiment |
| GSD | Geometric Standard Deviation |
| (C3) | Command |