| Acronym | Meaning |
| AWISE | Association Of Women In Science And Engineering |
| EXABYTE | Boulder-based Computer Company |
| ARCSYM | Arctic Regional Climate Simulation |
| PCDS | Pilot Climate Data System |
| WGS84 | World Geodetic Survey 1984 |
| AFEAS | Alternate Fluorocarbon Environmental Acceptability Study |
| AACR | Angle-American Cataloging Rules |
| NDC | National Data Center |
| LOD2 | Lightweight Omega Digital Dropwindsonde |
| TING | Thermosphere-Ionosphere Nested Grid Model |