| Acronym | Meaning |
| METROMEX | Metropolitan Meteorological Experiment |
| SSM/I | Special Sensor Microwave Imager |
| AEA | Atomic Energy Act Of 1954 |
| ECMOP | Experimental Center For Mesoscale Ocean Predictions |
| RA | Radio Active |
| ESTSC | Energy Science And Technology Software Center |
| TUC | Traingle Universities Consortium |
| AFPRO | Air Force Plan Representative Office |
| OASM | Operational Analysis Support Model |
| NRC | National Research Council |