| Acronym | Meaning |
| THORPEX | The Observing System Research And Predictability Experiment |
| APJ | The Astrophysical Journal |
| ENDEX | Environmental Data Index |
| ICAR | International Cooperation In Aviation Research |
| BATGE | Biosphere-Atmosphere Trace Gas Exchange In The Tropics |
| FNAL | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
| BAC | Boeing Airplane Company |
| CCM4 | Community Climate Model 4 |
| SZOLD | Skewed Zeroth Order Logaorithmic Distribution Function |
| CCEA | Center For Climatic And Environmental Assessment |