| Acronym | Meaning |
| USTAR | UCAR Scientist's Technical Areas Of Research |
| ESL | Earth Sciences Laboratories |
| OSSE | Observing System Simulation Experiment |
| M-UCSD | University Of California At San Diego |
| JAROS | Japan Resources Observation System Organization |
| G&A | General And Administrative |
| EI | Electron Ionization |
| ISIS | International Satellites For Ionospheric Studies |
| AP | Anomalous Propagation |
| IVVS | Interactive Verification And Visualization System (RTVS) |