| Acronym | Meaning |
| ETC | Engineering Training Course |
| SUDS | System For User Editing And Display Of Soundings |
| VIL | Vertical Integrated Liquid |
| FPD | Facilities Planning And Design |
| MIPS | Millions Of Instructions Per Second |
| JAS | Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences |
| PETA | People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals |
| ITPR | Infrared Temperature Profile Radiometer |
| NCPO | National Climate Project Office |
| OCI | Ocean Color Imager |