| Acronym | Meaning |
| TDM | Three-dimensional Time-varying Mesoscale Model |
| OFAP | Observing Facilities Advisory Panel |
| FLOPS | Floating Point Operations Per Second |
| STRATCOM | Stratospheric Composition Experiment |
| MOSES | Meteorological Observing Station |
| ASTEX | Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment |
| MBT | Miscellaneous Budget Transactions |
| NAO | North American Oscillation |
| ICS | Interdisciplinary Climate Systems |
| SCEP | Study Of Critical Environmental Problems |