| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOE | Measure Of Effectiveness |
| OPLE | OMEGA Position And Location Experiment |
| DOPLIGHT | Doppler And Lightning Program |
| MPI | Max Planck Institute |
| LAWS | Low Altitude Wind Shear |
| DRPN | Division De Recherche En Precision Numerique |
| IWGGCDM | International Working Group On Global Change And Data Management |
| SPEC | Scientific Programs Evaluation Committee |
| NIR | Near IR |
| OUASS | Omega Upper Atmospheric Sounding Systems |