| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIF | Atomic Industrial Health Forum |
| SZOLD | Skewed Zeroth Order Logaorithmic Distribution Function |
| IRIS | Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer |
| DECNET | Digital Equipment Corporation Network |
| SHEBA | Surface Heat Budget Of The Arctic Ocean |
| NIMBUS | Networked Information Management Client-Based User Service |
| KNMI | Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut |
| CCOPE | Cooperative Convective Precipitation Experiment |
| WFO | Weather Forecast Office |
| ORB | Object Request Broker |