| Acronym | Meaning |
| WMC | World Meteorological Center(s) |
| CARB | California Air Resources Board |
| DEM | Digital Elevation Model |
| NCTM | National Council Of Teachers Of Mathematics |
| MPC | Mother-of-pearl Clouds |
| RAS | Royal Astronomical Society |
| TROMEX | Tropical Meteorology Experiment |
| SARSAT | Search And Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking |
| CDF | Common Data Format |
| AACS | Airborne Activity Confinement System |