| Acronym | Meaning |
| JCP/ PO | Joint Climate Program/Projects Office |
| CAM | Constant Air Monitor |
| EUCREX | European Cirrus Research Experimetn |
| ASTEX | Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment |
| CCCMA | Canadian Centre For Climate Modeling And Analysis |
| ELDORA | Electra Doppler Radar |
| BOMAP | BOMEX Analysis Program |
| NWSC | National Weather Satellite Center |
| AEM | Application Evaluation Matrix |
| MAPCON | A Routine Developed By Unidata For Contouring NPS Gridded Data On A Background Map From NetCDF Files |