| Acronym | Meaning |
| MDS | Minimum Detectable Signal |
| IRCAT | Infrared Radiometer To Detect (CAT) Horizontal Temperature Gradients |
| METAPPS | Meteorological Applications Task Force |
| BARC | Bhabha Atomic Research Centre |
| IHOP 2002 | International H2O Project 2002 |
| AI | Action Item |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| IDASS | Integrated Data Assimilation/Sounding System |
| EAR | Ethics Advisory Review |
| I2L | Integrated Injection Logic |