| Acronym | Meaning |
| FSK | Frequency Shift Key(ing) |
| FGGE | First GARP Global Experiment |
| PEM | Pacific Exploratory Measurements |
| ACWA | American Clean Water Association |
| IFYGL | International Field Year For The Great Lakes |
| OSA | Optical Society Of America |
| THORPEX | The Observing System Research And Predictability Experiment |
| W-Z RELATIONSHIP | W = Precipitation Content |
| GDPS | Global Data Processing System |
| RAID | Redundant Arrays Of Inexpensive Disks |