| Acronym | Meaning |
| AWU | Associated Western Universities |
| DOD | Digital Omega Dropwindsonde |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer |
| FBA | Forecasting By Analogy |
| ATSD | Assistant To The Secretary Of Defense |
| MEF | Master E-mail Facility |
| JMA | Japan Meteorological Agency |
| SIGMET | Significant Meteorological Information |
| OSI | Open Systems Interconnection |
| AWPG | Aviation Weather Products Generator |