| Acronym | Meaning |
| ONERA | Office National D'Etudes Et De Recherches Aerospatiales |
| NEXRAD | Next Generation Weather Radar |
| BARC | Bhabha Atomic Research Centre |
| EFNS | Educational Foundation For Nuclear Science |
| RPI | Rensselaer Polytechnec Institute |
| ARPS | Advanced Regional Prediction System |
| HKUST | Hong Kong University Of Science And Technology |
| ISFF | Integrated Surface Flux Facilities |
| GLOBE | Global Learning And Observations To Benefit The Environment |
| AA | Adverse Action |