| Acronym | Meaning |
| NASCO | NAS Committee On Oceanography |
| NIMBUS | Networked Information Management Client-Based User Service |
| DPG | Dahlgren Proving Ground |
| LLWAS | Low-Level Wind Shear Alert System |
| AOSO | Advance Orbiting Solar Observatory |
| ABC | Advanced Ball Concept |
| GOTS | GALE Oceanographic Temperature Studies |
| SPC | Storm Prediction Center |
| KPP | K Profile Parameterization |
| OM | Office Of Meteorology |