| Acronym | Meaning |
| CATI | Colorado Advanced Technology Institute |
| ICG | International Coordination Group |
| TSC | Technical Steering Committee |
| ORB | Object Request Broker |
| GDP | Government Development Platforms |
| IGE | International Group Elements |
| MASDIS | Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System |
| CDF | Common Data Format |
| JMA | Japan Meteorological Agency |
| BIOFLUX | Bioaerosol Flux |