| Acronym | Meaning |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| ICAS | Interdepartmental Communication For Atmospheric Science |
| ARA | Appletalk Remote Access |
| ACR | Air Conditioner |
| NMC | National Meteorological Center |
| NDVI | Greeness Index From Satellites |
| CCM5 | Community Climate Model 5 |
| ETC | Estimate Time To Complete |
| GEO 2000 | National Science Foundation's Geosciences Beyond 2000 |
| OTS | Office Of Technical Services |