| Acronym | Meaning |
| GLA | Goddard Laboratory Of The Atmospheres |
| IWGGCDM | International Working Group On Global Change And Data Management |
| DECNET | Digital Equipment Corporation Network |
| ABLE | Amazon Boundary Layer Experiment |
| EISPACK | Eigensystem Package Subroutine Computing Facility |
| NOIC | National Oceanographic Instrumentation Center |
| SCGB | Special Committee For The Geosphere-Biosphere |
| AFOE | Advanced Fiber Optic Echelle |
| BCAPS | Biological Component Of The Air Pollution Studies |
| STORM DAWG | STORM Data Assimilation Working Group |