| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAO | Surface Airways Observation |
| RMS | Root-mean-square |
| RALI | Resource And Land Information |
| BNSC | British National Space Centre |
| NGTG | NCAR GARP Task Group |
| GCM | Global Change Model |
| SPPS | System Plot Package Simulator |
| HL | Half Life |
| ALOO | Albuquerque Operations Office |
| FICS | Facility Information And Control System |