| Acronym | Meaning |
| WFO-ADVNCED | The Key Element Of The WFO-Advanced Program Is The Forecaster Workstation Used To Demonstrate Many AWIPS Functions In Support Of The Modernized NWS Weather Forecast Office Operations |
| JMA | Japan Meteorological Agency |
| SLR | Satellite Laser Ranging |
| EDF/ DER | Electricit? De France/ Direccion Des Etudes Et Recherche |
| CCN | Computer-to-computer Network |
| RPI | Rensselaer Polytechnec Institute |
| PPS | Pulses Per Second |
| ESSCO | Electronic Space Systems Corporation |
| DES | Data Encryption Standard |
| DYCOMS-II | Dynamics And Chemistry Of Marine Stratocumulus |