| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCTM | Community Chemistry Transport Model |
| D/A | Digital-to-analogue Conversion |
| FICA | Federal Insurance Contributions Act |
| AE | Atmospheric Explorer |
| GCMG | Global Climate Modeling Group |
| CCM3 | Community Climate Model Version 3 |
| H | Henry |
| GCM | General Circulation Model |
| GWE | Global Weather Experiment |
| AEROCE | Air Ocean Exchange Experiment |