| Acronym | Meaning |
| FLOWS | FAA/Lincoln Laboratory Operational Weather Studies |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |
| PEM | Particle Environment Monitor |
| BLPS | Boundary Layer Profiler System |
| NTCC | Nimbus Technical Control Center |
| ACC | Antarctic Circumpolar Current |
| BNW | Battelle Northwest |
| FWQC | Federal Water Quality Criteria |
| NIRNS | National Institute For Research In Nuclear Science |
| IDL | Interface Definition Language |