| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFASE | Association For Applied Solar Energy |
| AFCCN | Air Force Chief Scientist |
| VTPR | Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| PNR | Profiler Network Review |
| CDSF | Customer Data Service Facility |
| FIRS | Fourier Transform Infrared Sounder |
| G&A | General And Administrative |
| ESO | European Southern Observatory |
| ELVIS | Export Licensing Voice Information System |