| Acronym | Meaning |
| IFYGL | International Field Year For The Great Lakes |
| QPF | Quantitative Prediction Of Precipitation |
| CASI | Canadian Aerospace Institute |
| NIPR | National Institute For Polar Research |
| WVF | Water Vapor Flux |
| GOMOT | Global Observations |
| ITU | International Telecommunications Union |
| DASA | Defense Atomic Support Agency |
| HIPLEX | High Plains Experiment |
| IRAS | Infrared Astronomical Satellite |