| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSD | Mass Storage Device |
| IMEP | International Meteorological Educational Program |
| AL/OQD | AL Operation Safety Division |
| FAS | Federation Of American Scientists |
| UCSB | University Of California At Santa Barbara |
| NASW | National Association Of Science Writers |
| WMC | World Meteorological Center(s) |
| DLA | Defense Logistics Agency |
| EWE | Equatorial Winds Experiment |
| PMIP | Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project |