| Acronym | Meaning |
| VSP | Visiting Scientist Programs |
| SCS | Soil Conservation Service |
| BCS | Boeing Computer Services |
| MW | Megawords |
| USJGOFS | United States Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| IGPP | Institute Of Geophysics And Planetary Physics |
| LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
| EPC | Emergency Planning Commission |
| FAME | Florida Area Mesoscale Experiment |
| TOVS | TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |