| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATEN | Association Technique De L'Energie Nucleaire |
| AMPS | Atmospheric |
| TRIP | Thunderstorm Research International Program |
| RAF | Research Aviation Facility |
| GALA | Geoscience Airborne Laser Altimeter |
| LASA | Lidar Atmospheric Sounder And Altimeter |
| HALOE | Halogen Occultation Experiment |
| GCM | Global Change Model |
| ELDO | European Launcher Development Organization |
| OASIS | Oceanic & Atmospheric Scientific Information System |