| Acronym | Meaning |
| NARA | U.S. National Archives And Records Administration |
| FAC | Facilities Advisory Council |
| HRSR | High Resolution Scanning Radiometer |
| OFPS | Office Of Field Project Support |
| AFP | Advanced Flexible Processor |
| W-Z RELATIONSHIP | W = Precipitation Content |
| ARIES | Automated Retirement And Integrated Extraction System |
| TKE | Turbulent Kinetic Energy |
| SYDNEY 2000 | Olympics In Sydney |
| QPF | Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting |