| Acronym | Meaning |
| MONEX | Monsoon Experiment |
| LPI | Lines Per Inch |
| LSU | Louisiana State University |
| POCM | Parallel Ocean Climate Model |
| EROC | Ecological Rates Of Change |
| ATD | Atmospheric Technology Division |
| ULTRIX | UNIX-based Operating System For Digital Equipment Corporation Computers |
| ANS | American National Standard |
| CAS | Committee On Atmospheric Sciences |
| OAR | Office Of Atmospheric Research |