| Acronym | Meaning |
| WSO | Weather Service Office |
| IPOMS | International Polar-Orbiting Meteorological Satellite Group |
| ICAS | Interdepartmental Communication For Atmospheric Science |
| CARS | Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy |
| MSD | Mass Storage Device |
| MIST | Microburst And Severe Thunderstorm Experiment |
| GOCC | GARP Operations Control Center |
| HRT | High Rate Tape |
| LEDA | On-line Earthnet Data Access |
| EOL | Earth Observing Laboratory (formerly ATD) |