| Acronym | Meaning |
| PELTI | Passing Efficiency For The Low Turbulence Inlet |
| ACP | Acoustic Doppler Profilers |
| FPA | Federal Pesticide Act |
| AWU | Associated Western Universities |
| EGTF | Electron Gun Test Facility |
| STF | Short-Term Forecast |
| LRC | Langley Research Center |
| ASTEX/MAGE | Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment/Marine Aerosol And Gas Exchange |
| RMC | RAF Management Council |
| ICO | Interagency Committee On Oceanography |