| Acronym | Meaning |
| AKP | Atmospheric Kinetics Project |
| FBI | Federal Bureau Of Investigation |
| FT | Forward-in-time |
| ISRDB | Incoherent Scatter Radar Data Base |
| G&A | General And Administrative |
| ICITA | International Cooperative Investigation Of The Tropical Atlantic |
| PVC | Permanent Virtual Circuit |
| REGCM2 | Regional Climate Model |
| ADM | Arrow Diagram Method |
| IBRD | International Bank For Reconstruction And Development |