| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESHP | Effective Shaft Horse Power |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
| ESMR | Electronically Scanning Microwave Radiometer |
| ENSO | El Ni-o-Southern Oscillation |
| OAR | Office Of Aerospace Research |
| ADR | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| BAMS | Bulletin Of The American Meteorological Society |
| BACER | Biological & Climatological Effects Research |
| GATE | Global Atmospheric Research Programme Atlantic Tropical Experiment |
| T-LAPS | Terminal LAPS |