| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICO | Interagency Committee On Oceanography |
| ISRDB | Incoherent Scatter Radar Data Base |
| ARINC | Aeronautical Radio |
| GCIP | GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project |
| CAS | Commission For Atmospheric Science |
| ARD | Air & Radiation Division |
| SIGMA | Software For Interactive Graphics And Model Analysis |
| GOS | Global Observing System |
| BNI | Bechtel National |
| LEST | Large Earth-Based Solar Telescope |