| Acronym | Meaning |
| PIRAQ-III | PC-based Radar Acquisition ? 3rd Generation |
| MFE | Magnetic Field Experiment |
| ALAP | As Low As Possible |
| MGA | Meteorological And Geoastrophysical Abstracts |
| ISF | In-Situ Sensing Facility |
| DECAFE | Dynamique Et Chimie De L'Atmosphere En Foret Equitoriale |
| WWW | World Weather Watch |
| LEDA | On-line Earthnet Data Access |
| CAC | California Administrative Code |
| USA | United States Army |