| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESF | European Science Foundation |
| OPP | Office Of Polar Programs |
| SVG | Scientific Visualization Group |
| ERL | Environmental Research Laboratory |
| SPAWAR | Space And Naval Warfare Systems Command |
| ITCZ | Intertropical Convergence Zone |
| MHR | Mile High Radar |
| TCSM | Tropospheric Chemistry Systems Models |
| CCSM-2 | Community Climate System Model š 2nd Generation |
| CASH | Commercial Aviation Sensing Humidity Program |