| Acronym | Meaning |
| MWISP | Mt. Washington Winter Icing And Storms Project |
| UNOLS | University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System |
| NOHRSC | National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center |
| PRC | People's Republic Of China |
| ICO | Initial Operating Capability |
| AXBT | Air-Deployed Expendable Bathythermographs |
| LBN | Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory |
| MASSCOMP | Massachusetts Computer Corporation |
| RFT | Reverse-flow Thermometer |
| OASC | Office Of Advanced Scientific Computing |