| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIES | National Institute Of Environmental Science |
| ECMWF | European Centre For Medium-range Weather Forecasting |
| LARC | Langley Research Center |
| ATAC | Advanced Technology Advisory Committee |
| AGCM | Atmospheric General Circulation Models |
| TEB | Tropical Experiment Board |
| SRON | Space Research Organization Of The Netherlands |
| MASI | Middle Atmosphere Science Initiative |
| LSD | Large-scale Dynamics |
| VIS-UV | Visible/ultraviolet Spectrometer |