| Acronym | Meaning |
| TAO | Thermal Array In The Ocean |
| AES | Atomic Emission Spectroscopy |
| AWFTF | Aviation Weather Forecasting Task Force |
| R&D | Research & Development |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disk-read Only Memory |
| VRR | Visual Radio Range |
| GOES | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
| CDS | Computing |
| TCI | Tropical Cyclone Initiation |