| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAPS | Local Area Prediction System |
| SCST | State Committee On Science & Technology |
| REGCM | Regional Climate Model |
| XANADU | Software Name |
| EXAMETNET | Experimental Inter-American Meteorological Rocket Network |
| IFD | In-flight Deployment |
| GOM | Global Observations And Modeling Project |
| IRS | Indian Remote-sensing Satellite |
| NOAANET | NOAA Network |
| LANDSAT | Land Remote Sensing Satellite |