| Acronym | Meaning |
| SRON | Space Research Organization Of The Netherlands |
| MICROVAX | N/A |
| HDGEC | Human Dimension Of Global Environment Change |
| MPS | Mesoscale Prediction Section |
| PRT | Platinum Resistance Thermometer |
| THORPEX | The Observing System Research And Predictability Experiment |
| PCAST | President's Council Of Advisers On Science And Technology |
| DTM | Digital Terrain Map |
| IASPEI | International Association Of Seismology And Physics Of The Earth's Interior |
| PRIMO | Problems Related To Ionospheric Modeling And Observations Project |