| Acronym | Meaning |
| PHIGS | Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System |
| NRDC | National Research Development Corporation |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder |
| UOM | Upper-ocean Model |
| MADAM | Master Data Acquisition Module |
| THREDDS | Thematic Real-time Environmental Distributed Data Services |
| CCU | CRAY Charging Unit |
| UMF | User Master File |
| EVE | Equilibrium Vegetation Ecology |
| SERP | Strategic Environmental Research Program |