| Acronym | Meaning |
| M-SRI | Stanford Resource Institute |
| CCARS | Computer Controlled Automatic Rain Sampler |
| EXABYTE | Boulder-based Computer Company |
| REGCM | Regional Climate Model |
| RA# | Raleigh Number |
| ERB | Earth Radiation Budget |
| MSCP | Mass Store Control Processor |
| BDSP | Basic Data Set Project |
| DRPN | Division De Recherche En Precision Numerique |
| CCL | Convection Condensation Level |