| Acronym | Meaning |
| IR-RAD | Infrared Radiometer |
| FIRE-ACE | First ISCCP International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program |
| AIRMET | AIRmen METeorological Information |
| DS | Lightning Detection Systems |
| IDOE | International Decade Of Ocean Exploration |
| EMACS | An On-line Text Editor Distributed As Part Of The GNU Package Of UNIX Software |
| ADAACS | Affiliated Distributed Active Archive Centers |
| R | Roentger |
| MITI | Ministry Of International Trade And Industry |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |