| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCM | Community Climate Model |
| FASTEX | Fronts Atlantic Storm Track Experiment |
| NOAA | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| NAILS | NCAR Airborne Infrared Lidar System |
| MS | The Company Microsoft |
| CDHF | Central Data Handling Facility |
| IMSL | International Mathematical And Statistical Library |
| VF | Voice Frequency |
| NDVI | Greeness Index From Satellites |
| TIROS I | Television Infrared Observation Satellite |