| Acronym | Meaning |
| STIWG | Satellite Telemtry Interagency Working Group |
| DVM | Dynamic Vegetation Model |
| CDFS II | Cloud Depiction And Forecast System |
| EISPACK | Eigensystem Package Subroutine Computing Facility |
| DOE | Department Of Energy |
| WDC | World Data Center(s) |
| OST | Office Of Science And Technology |
| FSTC | Foreign Science & Technology Center |
| FCST | Federal Council For Science And Technology |
| GRP | Geophysical Research Program |