| Acronym | Meaning |
| POCIBO | Polar Circling Balloon Observatory |
| MKSA | Absolute MKS |
| HIMSS | High Resolution Microwave Spectrometer Sounder |
| ECAO | Environmental Criteria And Assessment Office |
| TKE | Turbulent Kinetic Energy |
| ATLID | Atmospheric LIDAR |
| FLTOP | Federal Lease To Ownership Program |
| OMTF | Optical Modulation Transfer Function |
| LEARN | Laboratory Experience In Atmospheric Research |
| AICHE | American Institute Of Chemical Engineers |