| Acronym | Meaning |
| GEF | Global Environmental Facility |
| RDF | Real-data Forecast |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| IMS | International Magnetospheric Study |
| JERS-1 | Japanese Earth Resources Sensing Satellite 1 |
| ATD | Atmospheric Technology Division |
| MNRAS | Monthly Notes Of The Royal Astronomical Society |
| C/D | Integrated Phase C And Phase D Contract |
| WOCE | World Ocean Circulation (or Climate) Experiment |
| ODW | Omega Dropwindsonde |