| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCCMA | Canadian Centre For Climate Modeling And Analysis |
| SWARS | Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting Station |
| IRCTR | International Research Centre For Telecommunication-transmission And RADAR |
| ARGOS | Data Collection And Location System |
| ESSC | Earth System Science Committee |
| PGS | Product |
| PA | Position Angle |
| MCBE | McIDAS Broadcast Evaluation |
| IPC | Instrument Processing Center |
| CDDIS | Crustal Dynamics Data Information System |