| Acronym | Meaning |
| BWC | Biological Weapons Convention |
| JICP/PO | Now JOSS |
| MITI | Ministry Of International Trade And Industry |
| AFS | Auxiliary Feedwater System |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| GREM | Geopotential Research Explorer Mission |
| FGGE | First GARP Global Experiment |
| ASTEX/MAGE | Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment/Marine Aerosol And Gas Exchange |
| MAPS | Measurement Of Air Pollution From Satellites |
| GATE | Global Atmospheric Research Programme Atlantic Tropical Experiment |