| Acronym | Meaning |
| NEHRP | National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program |
| MPDATA | Multidimensional Positive Definite Advection Algorithm |
| FNAL | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
| INSAT | Indian National Satellite System |
| SPAR | Spaceborne Rawinsonde |
| AOSP | Advanced Onboard Signal Processor |
| FAME | Florida Area Mesoscale Experiment |
| IFOV | Instantaneous Field Of View |
| AMS | Accelerator Mass Spectrometer |
| ASL | Atmospheric Science Laboratory |