| Acronym | Meaning |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| APA | American Planning Association |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| NPC | National Processing Centers |
| IMSP | International Meteorological Service Program |
| CAE | Cooler |
| FCOM | Federal Coordinators Office Of Meteorology |
| AAM | Air-to-air Missile |
| N-SCAT | NASA Scatterometer |
| UNCHE OR UNCHE | United Nations Conference On The Human Environment |