| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFNB | US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board |
| DRI | Desert Research Institute |
| SWS | Solar Weather Seminar |
| SEASAT | Sea Satellite |
| SSM/T | Special Sensor Microwave Temperature |
| ODE | Ordinary Differential Equation |
| BAE | British Aerospace |
| MERT | Medical Emergency Response Team |
| ROPCOM | Remote OPCM |
| TCZ | Tropical Convergence Zone |