| Acronym | Meaning |
| UT / LS | Upper Troposphere/ Lower Stratosphere |
| NSFNET | National Science Foundation Network |
| BRITE | Basic Research In Industrial Technologies Europe |
| MAPS | Millions Of Actions Per Second |
| ETR | Element Test Review |
| RAWINS | Radio Wind Measurements |
| NVAP | NASA Water Vapor Project |
| HEIFE | Heihe Basin Field Experiment |
| AC | Advisory Circular/committee |
| CCCO | Committee For Climatic Change And The Ocean |