| Acronym | Meaning |
| WG/MDM | Working Group For Meteorological Data Management |
| SPAR | Spaceborne Rawinsonde |
| CASW | Council For The Advancement Of Science Writing |
| ND | Near-dedicated |
| GWE | Global Weather Experiment |
| SSTS | Sea Surface Temperatures |
| ICFD | Institute For Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| JONSWAP | Joint North Sea Wave Project |
| DRPN | Division De Recherche En Precision Numerique |
| BOD | Board Of Directors |