| Acronym | Meaning |
| BAFO | Best And Final Offer |
| HIS | High-resolution Interferometer Sounder |
| CBT | Computer Based Training |
| IDD | Interface Definition Document |
| GDS | Global Dynamics Section |
| APE | Action Plan Element |
| AIP | Agreement In Principle |
| AWDP | Aviation Weather Development Program |
| STARE | Southern Tropical Atlantic Regional Experiment |
| SVAT | Surface Vegetation- Atmosphere Transfer |