| Acronym | Meaning |
| PRUDENCE | Prediction Of Regional Scenerios And Uncertainties For Defining European Climate Change Risks And Effects |
| TROPAL | Tropical Alert Group |
| ICMSSR | Interagency Committee For Meteorological Services And Supporting Research |
| AIP | American Institute Of Physics |
| CDOS | Customer Data And Operations System |
| SLAP | Space Link Access Protocol |
| PMR | Pressure Modulator Radiometer |
| TAO | Tropical Atmosphere Ocean |
| PCM | Parallel Climate Model |
| (C3) | Command |