| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIBEX | Tidewater Bermuda Experiment |
| ASASP | Active Scattering Aerosol Spectrometer |
| RISE | Radiative Inputs From Sun To Earth |
| DEWPOINT | Directed Energy Weapon Power Integration |
| EMACS | An On-line Text Editor Distributed As Part Of The GNU Package Of UNIX Software |
| SDHS | Satellite Data Handling System |
| IDNHR | International Decade Of Natural Hazard Reduction |
| EORC | Earth Observation Research Center |
| AWIPS-90 | Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System For The 90's |
| NRSC | National Remote Sensing Centre |