| Acronym | Meaning |
| CACM | Communications Of The ACM |
| OLR | Outgoing Longwave Radiation |
| DASMA | Deputy Assistant Secretary For Military Application |
| APIP | Aircraft Produced Ice Particles |
| AERE | Atomic Energy Research Establishment |
| CE | Combustion Engineering |
| UHV | Use An Ultrahigh Vacuum |
| LBA/TRMM | Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment In Amazonia/Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
| VUG | Visualization Users Group |
| BP | Boundary Profile |