| Acronym | Meaning |
| FMS | French Meteorological Society |
| RDCC | Real-time Display And Coordination Center |
| ESCAP | Economic Social Commission For Asia And The Pacific |
| HIRRLS | High Resolution Research Limb Sounder |
| HEOS | Highly Eccentric Orbit Satellite |
| UVDM | Ultraviolet Double Monochromator |
| LTLOG | Landsat Technical Working Group |
| GCP | Global Change Program |
| GWEN | Ground Wave Emergency Network |
| TEXMEX | Tropical Experiment Over Mexico |