| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAM | Portable Automated Mesonet |
| ICH | Inter-Union Commission On The Lithosphere |
| BOF | Birds Of A Feather |
| FDC | Fluid Dynamics Conference |
| MODS | Mission Operations And Data Systems |
| BBS | Bulletin Board System |
| AMS | American Meteorological Society |
| MBYTE | Megabyte |
| JES | Job Entry System |
| GADMAP | GATE Aircraft Data Management Program |