| Acronym | Meaning |
| USAFGL | United States Air Force Geophysical Laboratory |
| OFPS | Office Of Field Project Support |
| CEA | Commissariat A |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| CCAB | CGD Computing Advisory Board |
| FCM | Federal Coordinator For Meteorological Services And Supporting Research |
| PVC | Permanent Virtual Circuit |
| TRANET | Tracking Network |
| RAS | Royal Astronomical Society |
| OSS | Observation System Simulation |