| Acronym | Meaning |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| ODW | Omega Dropwindsonde |
| IMPROVE II | Improvement Of Cloud & Precipitation Physics In Mesoscale Models ? 2nd Generation |
| LOTREX | Working LORAN |
| PV | Potential Vorticity |
| BRMS | Basin Rainfall Monitoring System |
| ISOC | Integrated Science Operations Center |
| EPRI | Electric Power Research Institute |
| ALT/RA | Altimeter/Radar Altimeter |
| LINUX | N/A |