| Acronym | Meaning |
| RCAG | Remote-controlled Air-to-ground |
| FERMILAB | FERMI National Acceleration Laboratory |
| AI | Authorized Inspector |
| ICITA | International Cooperative Investigation Of The Tropical Atlantic |
| VM/CMS | Virtual Machine/Conversational Monitor System |
| MOTIF | N/A |
| MUG | McIDAS Users Group |
| RPG | Radar Products Generator |
| TCIPO | TOGA/COARE International Project Office |
| DC | Dublin Core--metadata |