| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCR/IDA | Center For Communications Research/Institute For Defense Analyses |
| TEC | Tropical Experiment Council |
| INO | Institute For Naval Oceanography |
| GAAS | Gallium Arsenide |
| NGO | Non-Government Organizations |
| NCMRWF | India's National Centre For Medium Range Weather Forecasting |
| STACS | Subtropical Atlantic Climate Studies |
| EOS | Earth Observing System |
| NGTG | NCAR GARP Task Group |
| SPAN | Space Physics Analysis Network |