| Acronym | Meaning |
| OCE | Division Of Oceanic Sciences |
| NIP | National And International Program |
| ATRAP | Alliance For Transportation Research |
| GEMINI | General Mesonetwork Interpolation Interface |
| PCC | Profiler Control Center |
| WSFO | Weather Service Forecast Office |
| MDCRS | Meteorological Data Collection And Reporting System |
| HIS | High-resolution Interferometer Sounder |
| SWIRLS | Stratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder |
| GPX | A Suffix Which Designates Graphics Capabilities On The DEC MicroVax System (typically Seen As DEC VAXstation/GPX.) |