| Acronym | Meaning |
| AI | Action Item |
| NSSFC | National Severe Storms Forecast Center |
| ORD | Office Of Research And Development |
| APIP | Aircraft Produced Ice Particles |
| L-DEO | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
| NAIC | National Astronomy And Ionosphere Center |
| DRA | Defense Research & Applications |
| MAP | Mesoscale Alpine Project |
| UGGI | See IUGG |
| TIROS | Thermal Infrared Observational Satellite |