| Acronym | Meaning |
| BMRC | Bureau Of Meteorology Research Centre |
| OS | Oceanography Section |
| HB | Hard Black |
| ICMUA | IAMAS Commission On The Meteorology Of The Upper Atmosphere |
| STRADAP | Storm Radar Data Processor |
| IOC | Initial Operating Capability |
| MIP | Millions Of Instructions Per Second |
| PSPT | Precision Solar Photometric Telescope |
| CAMAC | Computer-automated Measurement And Control |
| ASTEX | Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment |