| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOPLID | Doppler Lidar |
| TLLMES | The Institute For Integrative And Multidisciplinary Earth Studies |
| CDIAC | Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
| MPIF | Message Passing Interface Forum |
| LFM | Limited-area Fine Mesh |
| RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force |
| SWIRLS | Stratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder |
| SBUV | Solar Backscatter Ultrav Iolet |
| TWERLE | Tropical Wind |
| NNMI | Nonlinear Normal Mode Initialization Software |