| Acronym | Meaning |
| OFCM | Office Of The Federal Coordinator For Meteorology |
| RAFS | Regional Analysis And Forecast System |
| CAPPPI | Citizen Ambassador Program Of People To People International |
| ENRI | Electronic Navigation Research Institute |
| GRAF | Gridded Representation Of Analyses And Forecasts |
| ESSC | Earth System Science Committee |
| IDOE | International Decade Of Ocean Exploration |
| WINDEX | Winter Doppler Experiment |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| APOL | Analytical Photonics And Opto-Electronics Laboratory |