| Acronym | Meaning |
| QG | Quasi-Geostrophic Analysis |
| AFCRL | Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories |
| ESIS | ESA Space Information Systems |
| PERT | Performance Evaluation And Review Technique |
| NATS | NCAR Aircraft (or Airborne) Telemetry System |
| BASC | Board On Atmospheric Sciences And Climate |
| ALPTRAC | Part Of EUROTRAC |
| NWS | National Weather Service |
| ANL | Argonne National Laboratory |
| AEA | Atomic Energy Authority |