| Acronym | Meaning |
| SWCP | South West Cooperative Program |
| PC | Continuous Pulsations |
| BPI | Budget |
| EASDS | Earth Science And Applications Data System |
| DRD&DAA | Environmental Research |
| ODP | Ozone Depletion Potential |
| GBDS | GARP Basic Data Set |
| PRMS | Precipitation Runoff Modeling System |
| IUTAM | International Union Of Theoretical And Applied Mechanics |
| IOS | Input/Output Subsystem |