| Acronym | Meaning |
| DGPS | Differential Global Positioning System |
| ABWA | American Business Women's Association |
| DD | Demonstration Division |
| STF | Short-Term Forecast |
| DCA | Data Collection Assignment |
| AO | Air Overseas |
| INS | Inertial Navigation System |
| USC-GARP | United States Committee For GARP |
| SAFARI | Southern African Fire-Atmospheric Research Initiative |
| IIPS | Interactive Information And Processing Systems [for Meteorology |