| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATMS | Advanced Traffic Management System |
| OLR | Outgoing Longwave Radiation |
| R-Z RELATIONSHIP | R = Precipitation Rate |
| RADARSAT | Radar Satellite |
| WBSI | Western Behavioral Sciences Institute |
| BMDO | Ballistic Missile Defense Organization |
| ACC | Antarctic Circumpolar Current |
| IMC | International Meteorological Center |
| BUV | Backscatter Ultraviolet |
| NIPR | National Institute For Polar Research |