| Acronym | Meaning |
 | ESECA | Energy Supply & Environmental Coordination Act |
 | OGCM | Ocean General Circulation Model |
 | RDAS | Reflectivity Data Acquisition System |
 | IMC | International Meteorological Center |
 | CAL/VAL | Calibration/Validation |
 | NPOESS | National Polar Orbiter Environmental Satellite System |
 | IASH | International Association Of Scientific Hydrology |
 | SIGGRAPH | Special Interest Group On Graphics Of The Association Of Computing Machinery |
 | BPA | Bonneville Power Administration |
 | LOICZ | Land-Ocean Interactions In The Coastal Zone |