| Acronym | Meaning |
 | RAMS | Regional Atmospheric Modeling System |
 | LAGEOS-2 | Laser Geodynamics Satellite-2 |
 | PEM | Pacific Exploratory Mission |
 | SCCCAMP | South Central Coast Cooperative Aerometric Monitoring Program |
 | PDL | Program Design Language |
 | NIMROD | Northern Illinois Meteorological Research On Downbursts |
 | PRECP | Program On Nonlinearity Of Acid Precipitation Process |
 | NSDL | National Science Digital Library |
 | UNOLS | University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System |
 | ADM | Arrow Diagram Method |