| Acronym | Meaning |
| EMO | Emergency Management Office |
| NESS | National Earth Satellite Service |
| WOS | Weather Observing Systems Committee |
| NRDC | National Research Development Corporation |
| AL/APD | ALO Advance Planning Division |
| MRI | Meteorological Research Institute |
| LAS | Laboratory Of Atmospheric Science |
| CCM4 | Community Climate Model 4 |
| DAT | Digital Audio Tape |
| UCARNET | University Cooperation For Atmospheric Research Network |