| Acronym | Meaning |
| M-ISWS | Illinois State Water Survey |
| BPI | Budget |
| CCID | Confidential Chemicals Identification System |
| ECP | Engineering Change Proposal |
| REGCM2 | Regional Climate Model |
| PECASE | Presidential Early Career Award For Scientists And Engineers |
| O AND E | Operations And Equipment |
| IGPP | Institute Of Geophysics And Planetary Physics |
| CDF | Common Data Format |
| NOMAD | Navy Oceanographic Meteorological Device |