| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISF | International Symposium On Forecasting |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| BPA | Blanket Purchase Award |
| SESAME | Severe Environmental Storms And Mesoscale Experiment |
| LAGEOS-2 | Laser Geodynamics Satellite-2 |
| EXAMETNET | Experimental Inter-American Meteorological Rocket Network |
| MODE | Mid-Oceanic Dynamics Experiment |
| MARI | Middle Atmosphere Research Initiative |
| ICAMR | Interdepartmental Committee On Applied Meteorological Research |
| AEB | Auxiliary Equipment Building |