| Acronym | Meaning |
| NAFAX | Analog Facsimile Map |
| EROC | Ecological Rates Of Change |
| JAWOP | Joint Automated Weather Observing Program |
| AESA | Atmospheric Effects Of Stratospheric Aircraft |
| TIROS | Thermal Infrared Observational Satellite |
| MERIT | MERIT |
| OM | Office Of Meteorology |
| AIP | Agreement In Principle |
| WHOI | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |
| PF | Performance Factor |