| Acronym | Meaning |
| TSC | Technical Steering Committee |
| ADEPT | Alexandria Digital Earth Prototype |
| UHV | Use An Ultrahigh Vacuum |
| NSCAT | NASA Scatterometer |
| GCTE | Global Change And Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| VISSR | Visible And Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer |
| BRMS | Basin Rainfall Monitoring System |
| GATE | Global Atmospheric Research Programme Atlantic Tropical Experiment |
| ICWF | Interactive Computer Worded Forecast |
| RUCS | Rapid Update Cycle Surface |