| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCN | Cloud Condensation Nuclei |
| SAVE | South Atlantic Ventilation Experiment |
| SLPA | Sea-Level Pressure Anomaly |
| INSTEP | Indonesian Seas Flow Through Experiment |
| CART | Cloud And Radiation Testbed |
| PPS-PODS | Precise Position System- Precise Orbit Determination System |
| OCR | Optical Character Reader |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
| NWP | Numerical Weather Prediction |
| ICCP | International Commission Of Clouds And Precipitation |