| Acronym | Meaning |
| FOC | Full Operational Capability |
| FIRE | First ISCCP Radiation Experiment |
| TOGA COARE | The Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program's Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment |
| CAD | Computer-Aided Dispatch |
| DDF | Digital Data Formatter |
| LAMPS | Limited-Area Mesoscale Prediction System |
| TCI | Tropical Cyclone Initiation |
| OMB | Office Of Management And Budget |
| ODW | Omega Dropwindsonde |
| TIE-GCM | Thermosphere/Ionosphere/Electrodynamics General Circulation Model |