| Acronym | Meaning |
| QJRMS | Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society |
| CAI | Computer-aided Instruction |
| WIMPS | Weakly Interacting Massive Particles |
| MRIR | Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| DRI | Desert Research Institute |
| ASCENT | Atmospheric Sounding |
| OIRTD | Office Of Industrial Relations And Technology Development |
| AWU | Atomic Weight Unit |
| ISS | Institute For Space Studies |
| LPARL | Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory |