| Acronym | Meaning |
| AERE | Atomic Energy Research Establishment |
| TIROS | Thermal Infrared Observational Satellite |
| EOC | Earth Observation Center |
| NPOP | NASA Polar Orbiting Platform |
| DA | Drift Angle |
| NOWRAD | National Operational Weather Radar |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| EGD | Effluent Guidelines Division |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| CACM | Communications Of The ACM |