| Acronym | Meaning |
| WEPOCS | Western Equatorial Pacific Ocean Climate Studies |
| ABLE-2B | Arctic/Atlantic/Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment |
| PRE-AWIPS | Preprototype AWIPS |
| MMI | Man-made Interface |
| ESIS | Earth Science Information System |
| WFF | Wallops Flight Facility |
| PE | Primitive Equation |
| SOI/MDI | Solar Oscillations Imager/Michelson Doppler Imager |
| LME | Layer Management Entity |
| PSA | Public Service Announcement (radio/TV Term) |