| Acronym | Meaning |
| DQ | Director Of Quality |
| SSAI | Science Systems Applications Incorporated |
| SAM | Subsynoptic Advection Model |
| NIGEC | National Institute For Global Environmental Change |
| UCARNET | University Cooperation For Atmospheric Research Network |
| JHU | Johns Hopkins University |
| VSM | Vertical Slab Model |
| GDC | GARP Data Center |
| AO | Announcement Of Oppurtunity |
| F-V | Fussell-Vesely |