| Acronym | Meaning |
| FIRE | First ISLSCP Regional Experiment |
| CALUTRON | California University Cyclotron |
| PIN | Power Input |
| PBL | Planetary Boundary Layer |
| ADMP | Acid Deposition Modeling Project |
| LAS | LAGEOS Apogee Stage |
| UNU | United Nations University |
| ASASP | Active Scattering Aerosol Spectrometer |
| AMEX | Australian Monsoon EXperiment |
| WX | Weather |