| Acronym | Meaning |
| PCRGA | Precipitation Chemistry |
| DC | Dublin Core--metadata |
| IMAGE | Institute For Mathematics Applied To The Geosciences |
| DOT | Department Of Transportation |
| HDGEC | Human Dimension Of Global Environment Change |
| DOD | Digital Omega Dropwindsonde |
| USERC | United States Environmental And Resources Council |
| SPACE | Satellite Precipitaion And Cloud Experiment |
| SUNY | The State University Of New York |
| AFNB | US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board |