| Acronym | Meaning |
| NFCR | Narrow Cold-frontal Rainbands |
| FL1 | First Flight Model |
| RADARSAT | Radar Satellite |
| CAO | Central Aerological Observatory |
| P/L-EX | Payload Executive |
| AMTS | Arctic Mesopause Temperture Study |
| GTP | Geophysical Turbulence Program |
| IMAGES | Intermediate Model For The Annual And Global Evolution Of Species |
| IHOP | International H2O Project |
| CAS | Committee On Atmospheric Sciences |