| Acronym | Meaning |
| FSSP | Forward Scattering Spectometer Probe |
| MODE | Mid-Oceanic Dynamics Experiment |
| JAFNA | Joint Air Force NASA Facility |
| DH&HS | Director Of Health & Human Services |
| CCM2 | Community Climate Model Version 2 |
| TAO | Tropical Atmosphere Ocean |
| CCIG | Cloud Climate Interactions Group |
| SUDOOS | Sun/UNIX DICOMED Online Operating System |
| ICWWP | Interagency Committee For World Weather Programs |
| GLAS | Goddard Laboratory For Atmospheric Science |