| Acronym | Meaning |
| EBUFR | Enhanced Binary Universal Form |
| AMOL | Atlantic Marine Oceanographic Laboratory |
| DLT | Digital Linear Tape |
| HVPS | High-volume Precipitation Spectrometer |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference On Environment And Development |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| ASROC | Antisubmarine Rocket |
| SAO | Surface Airways Observation |
| IAHS | International Association Of Hydrological Sciences |
| EUCREX | European Cirrus Research Experimetn |