| Acronym | Meaning |
| AWDP | Aviation Weather Development Program |
| MSU | Microwave Sounding Unit |
| ADV | Atmospheric Dump Valve |
| STEM | Science Technology Engineering And Mathematics |
| MARK-IVB | N/A |
| AT | IBM Advanced Technology Personal Computer |
| PACEM | Physics And Chemistry Of Earth Materials |
| ICJOB | IBM-to-Cray Interactive Interface |
| LAPS | Local Area Prediction System |
| GLA | Goddard Laboratory Of The Atmospheres |