| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAPCON | A Routine Developed By Unidata For Contouring NPS Gridded Data On A Background Map From NetCDF Files |
| NPRM | Notice For Proposed Rule Making |
| ARC | Ames Research Center |
| SDM | Scientific Data Management |
| DTRC | David Taylor Research Center |
| S/TM | Stratospheric/tropospheric Measurements |
| TECC | Tropospheric Effects Of Cloud Chemistry Program |
| WIMPS | Weakly Interacting Massive Particles |
| CAGE | Continental Africa GATE Experiment |
| EISA | Extended Industry Standard Architecture |