| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACSH | American Council On Science & Health |
| OCME | Oceanographic Community Modeling Effort |
| SCS | Soil Conservation Service |
| GCIP | GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project |
| IRE | Institute Of Radio Engineers |
| IGW | Internal Gravity Waves |
| RIDGE | Ridge Interdisciplinary Global Experiment |
| GRID | Global Resource Information Database |
| UV | UNAVCO Building |
| VAI | High Positive Vorticity |