| Acronym | Meaning |
| NDBC | National (or NOAA) Data Buoy Center |
| TTO/NAS | Transient Tracers In The Ocean (TTO)/North Atlantic Study |
| SJVAQS | San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Study |
| STREX | Storm Transfer And Response Experiment |
| CB | Meteorological Symbol |
| GTS | Global Telecommunication System |
| TOM | Trunk Operations Monitor |
| TDM | Three-dimensional Time-varying Mesoscale Model |
| ELGA | (French) Study Of African Squall Lines |
| BTAG | Biological Technical Assistance Group |