| Acronym | Meaning |
| IGE | International Group Elements |
| NWS | National Weather Service |
| OCE | Division Of Oceanic Sciences |
| CEA | Commissariat A |
| ERBS | Earth Radiation Budget Satellite |
| AT | Abnormal Transient |
| EMEP | European Model And Evaluation Program |
| SAC | Strategic Air Command |
| PIDC | Precision Instrument Development Center |
| AGU | American Geophysical Union |