| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICMUA | IAMAS Commission On The Meteorology Of The Upper Atmosphere |
| LSD | Large-scale Dynamics |
| GREM | Geopotential Research Explorer Mission |
| DIA | Defense Intelligence Agency |
| DCM | Deep Convection Model |
| GGS | Global Geospace Science Program |
| UCAR | University Corporation For Atmospheric Research |
| WISP | Winter Icing And Storms Project |
| FFTS | Fast-Fourier Transforms |
| CAD/CAM | Computer-design/computer-aided Manufacturing |