| Acronym | Meaning |
| HMS | Hungarian Meteorological Service |
| HAC | Heads And Chairs |
| WMP | Weather Modification Program |
| FSL | Forecast Systems Laboratory |
| BEST | Bilan D'energie Du Systeme Tropical |
| FPA | Focal Plane Assembly |
| NEWS | NOAA Earth Watch Service |
| EMO | Emergency Management Office |
| GENESIS | Global Environmental And Ecological Simulation Of Interactive Systems |
| G/T | Activity Per Ton |