| Acronym | Meaning |
| DASMA | Deputy Assistant Secretary For Military Application |
| EURATOM | European Atomic Energy Agency/Community |
| AE | Architect/engineer |
| ESU | Electrostatic Unit |
| RSCS | Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem |
| W-Z RELATIONSHIP | W = Precipitation Content |
| AREA | File Format Used For Graphic Images By The McIDAS Application |
| CAL | Continental Air Lines |
| AWDL | Aviation Weather Development Laboratory |
| PIPOR | Programme Of International Polar Oceans Research |