| Acronym | Meaning |
| EPAA | Environmental Programs Assistance Act |
| EMEX | Equatorial Monsoon Experiment |
| WACCM | Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model |
| PCM | Pulse Code Modulation |
| ACO | Atomic Coordinating Office |
| NAWPG | National Aviation Weather Products Generator |
| MDI | Michelson Doppler Imager |
| PERL | Practical Extraction And Report Language |
| DECNET | Digital Equipment Corporation Network |
| RDA | Remote Database Access |