| Acronym | Meaning |
| JONSWAP | Joint North Sea Wave Project |
| SAIC | Science Applications International Corporation |
| ISY | International Space Year |
| FACE | Also Known As FACE '75 |
| FREON | DuPont Trade Name |
| FDMA | Frequency Division Multiple Access |
| BIBEX | Biomass Burning Experiment |
| IMD | Indian Meteorology Department |
| WESTNET | University Of Colorado Network |
| ESF | European Science Foundation |