| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASHOE | Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment |
| AIS | Accumulator Injection System |
| SPAR | Spaceborne Rawinsonde |
| GRD | Geophysics Research Directorate |
| INFOTERRA | International Environmental Research And Referral Service Of UNEP |
| IT | Information Technology |
| MIRA | Management Information Research Associates |
| IGW | Internal Gravity Waves |
| ETIP | Experimental Technology Incentive Program |
| ICS | Interdisciplinary Climate Systems |