| Acronym | Meaning |
| AWDAAS | Automatic Weather Data Acquisition And Archiving System |
| INTERNET | The Collection Of All Interconnected Computer Networks Around The Globe That Use The TCP/IP Protocol |
| AGU | American Geophysical Union |
| ARISTOTELES | Applications And Research Involving Space Technologies Observing The Earth's Field From Low Earth Orbiting Satellite |
| GCI | Global Change Institute |
| TGS | Text And Graphics System |
| DMSP | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program |
| AGS | Alternating-gradient Synchrotron |
| CAL | Continental Air Lines |
| RR | Risk Reduction |