| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMS | Synchronous Meteorological Satellite |
| DECAFE | Dynamique Et Chimie De L'Atmosphere En Foret Equitoriale |
| AQMA | Air Quality Maintenance Area |
| GCOS | Global Climate Observing System |
| WPL | Wave Propagation Laboratory |
| SCEP | Study Of Critical Environmental Problems |
| AL/OESH | AL Office Of Environment |
| UNIX | A Computer Operating System Developed By AT&T And Modified Extensively By The University Of California At Berkeley |
| ELF | Extremely Low Frequency |
| EP | Electrical Power |