| Acronym | Meaning |
| QPF | Quantitative Prediction Of Precipitation |
| IIOE | International Indian Ocean Expedition |
| TDM | Three-dimensional Time-varying Mesoscale Model |
| WHOI | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |
| BACER | Biological & Climatological Effects Research |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |
| RADM | Regional Acid Deposition Model |
| RIDGE | Ridge Interdisciplinary Global Experiment |
| EM | Electromagnetic Conductivity |
| ARES | Advanced Reentry System |