| Acronym | Meaning |
| JICA | Japan International Development Agency |
| NADO | New Airport Development Office |
| GRA | Graduate Research Assistant |
| NPP | Net Primary Productivity |
| DISN | Defense Information Systems Network |
| GLAS | Goddard Laboratory For Atmospheric Science |
| DEM | Digital Elevation Model |
| PRE-STORM | Preliminary Regional Experiment-STORM |
| WOS | Weather Observing Systems Committee |
| ARGOS | Data Collection And Location System |