| Acronym | Meaning |
| BIATEX | Part Of EUROTRAC |
| HSMT | Helical Scan Magnetic Tape |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| AMTL | Army Material Test Laboratory |
| STERAO | Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiments |
| TEC | Tropical Experiment Council |
| NIPR | National Institute For Polar Research |
| BLP | Boundary Layer Profiler |
| GEMS | Global Environment Monitoring System |
| OAR | Oceanic And Atmospheric Research |