| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESO | European Southern Observatory |
| DWB | Developers Workbench |
| BIP | Balloon-borne (instrument) Platform |
| SCM | Stratospheric Circulation Model |
| SPEC | Strategic Planning And Evaluation Committee |
| RFT | Reverse-flow Thermometer |
| DOMSAT | Domestic Satellite |
| GISS | Goddard Institute For Space Studies |
| IRIS | Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer |
| ERBI | Earth Radiation Budget Instrument |