| Acronym | Meaning |
| OCM | Ocean Circulation Model |
| WEAP | Weather Education And Awareness Project |
| EMAD | Equatorial Middle Atmosphere Dynamics |
| GEOSECS | Geochemical Ocean Sections |
| TROPOZ | Tropospheric Ozone Experiment |
| NPN | NOAA Profiler Network |
| ORSTOM | Institut Francais Pour Le Developpment En Corporation |
| VOR | Visual Omnirange |
| BEST | Black Educational Science Trust |
| MIRA | Management Information Research Associates |