| Acronym | Meaning |
| PCMDI | Program For Climate Model Diagnosis And Intercomparison |
| AL | Aeronomy Laboratory |
| NEXUS | Navaid-based Upper- Air Sounding System |
| NT | The Nanotesler (nT) |
| EOSIS | EOS Information System |
| AMMORA | Adaptation Of Meso-beta-scale Models For Operational And Research Applications |
| JGOFS | Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| VELORT | Very Long Range Tracking |
| FX | FSL's X-window Workstation |
| SSL | Space Sciences Laboratory |