| Acronym | Meaning |
| JOC | Joint Organizing Committee |
| CAPE | Convective Available Potential Energy |
| ENEA | Comitato Nazionale Per La Ricerca E Lo Sviluppo Dell' Energia Nucleare E Delle Energie Alternative |
| POCM | Parallel Ocean Climate Model |
| EIA | Energy Information Administration |
| CCR | Configuration Change Request |
| AR | Administrative Requirement |
| ARPS | Advanced Regional Prediction System |
| CALUTRON | California University Cyclotron |
| EOSP | Earth Observing Scannign Polarimeter |