| Acronym | Meaning |
| NARE | North Atlantic Regional Experiment |
| PD | Positive Definite |
| CDR | Critical Design Review |
| DMA | Directory Of Military Application |
| AIS | Affiliate Information System |
| CCCMA | Canadian Centre For Climate Modeling And Analysis |
| FAPS | Fate Of Atmospheric Pollutants Study |
| IMS | International Magnetospheric Study |
| ALOHA | Airborne Lidar Observations And Hawaiian Airglow |
| AMIP | Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project |