| Acronym | Meaning |
| HRS | High-resolution Data Service |
| LSX | Land Surface Transfer Scheme |
| AAP | Asbestos Action Program |
| TEXEX | Texas Frontal Experiment |
| F-V | Fussell-Vesely |
| CCCO | Committee For Climatic Change And The Ocean |
| RAND OR RAND | Research And Development |
| NCIS | Nadir Climate Interferometer Spectrometer |
| AWES | American Wind Energy Systems |
| GVHRR | Geosynchonous Very High Resolution Radiometer |