| Acronym | Meaning |
| BUS | Business Operations |
| NGI | Next Generation Internet |
| LOD2 | Lightweight Omega Digital Dropwindsonde |
| OI | Optimal Interpolation |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| AC | Area Coordinator |
| NENA | NOAA's Northeast-North Atlantic 2004 |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| AMSR | Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer |
| BAE | British Aerospace |