| Acronym | Meaning |
| (C4) | Center For Clouds |
| ELDO | European Launcher Development Organization |
| WITI | Weather Information Technologie |
| FFS | Flight Facilities Survey |
| FAS | Federation Of American Scientists |
| AMIE | Assimilative Mapping Of The Ionospheric Electrodynamics |
| ARGOS | Data Collection And Location System |
| USGCRP | United States Global Change Research Program |
| EAR | Export Administration Regulations |
| FSS | Facilities Support Services |