| Acronym | Meaning |
| EOR | Emergency Operations Center |
| GED | Global Ecosystem Dynamics |
| SPAR | Spaceborne Rawinsonde |
| FSSP | Forward Scattering Spectometer Probe |
| PASE | Polar Air-Show Experiment |
| SRON | Space Research Organization Of The Netherlands |
| GHRS | Goddard High Resolution Spectograph |
| TOPEX/POSEIDON | Ocean Topography Experiment |
| MSI | Maximum Strategy |
| FCM | Federal Coordinator For Meteorological Services And Supporting Research |