| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICAS | Interdepartmental Committee On Atmospheric Science |
| NOAANET | NOAA Network |
| TIP | TIROS Information Processor |
| PDE | Partial Differential Equation |
| ASE | Air Sea Experiment |
| CCM3 | Community Climate Model Version 3 |
| SEC | Science Executive Committee |
| IRAS | Infrared Astronomical Satellite |
| RAPTSTM WX | Research Applications Program Thunderstorm Weather |
| ADS | Airborne Data System |