| Acronym | Meaning |
| NENA | NOAA's Northeast-North Atlantic 2004 |
| EOLE | The French Program Like GHOST |
| EBUFR | Enhanced Binary Universal Form |
| HIPLEX | High Plains Experiment |
| CDRL | Contract Data Requirements List |
| CDDF | Central Data Distribution Facility |
| OLR | Outgoing Longwave Radiation |
| PERT | Performance Evaluation And Review Technique |
| BIP | Balloon-borne (instrument) Platform |
| RAP | Research Applications Program |