| Acronym | Meaning |
| IAGW | International Acoustic Gravity Waves |
| N-SCAT | NASA Scatterometer |
| GSN | Global Seismic Network |
| GSD | Geometric Standard Deviation |
| EEA | European Environment Agency |
| NCAR | N/A |
| HIMSS | High Resolution Microwave Spectrometer Sounder |
| ABAQUS | Finite-element Computer Code |
| AQSM | Air Quality Simulation Model |
| MRF | Meteorological Rocket Facility |