| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESCAP | Economic Social Commission For Asia And The Pacific |
| GATE | Global Atmospheric Research Programme Atlantic Tropical Experiment |
| NAOPS | North Atlantic Ocean Prediction Systems |
| GSP | Geophysical Statistics Project |
| BLP | Boundary Layer Profiler |
| PRE-STORM | Preliminary Regional Experiment-STORM |
| MOL | Manned Orbital Laboratory |
| BBS | Bulletin Board System |
| CCAWG | Climate Change And Assessment Working Group |
| SMI | Solar Magnetism Initiative |