| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICITA | International Cooperative Investigation Of The Tropical Atlantic |
| BATS | Biosphere-atmosphere Transfer Scheme |
| RR | Risk Reduction |
| RJE | Remote Job Entry |
| ISM | In Situ Measurements |
| MS | The Company Microsoft |
| HIS | High-resolution Infrared Sounder |
| JHWRP | Joint Hawaii Warm Rain Project |
| CAD/CAM | Computer-design/computer-aided Manufacturing |
| BXA | Bureau Of Export Administration |