| Acronym | Meaning |
| ITCT | Inter-Continental Transport And Chemical Transformation |
| ASP | Advanced Stokes Polarimeter |
| EQS | Equatorial Scatter |
| RV | Research Vessel |
| VWS | Vertical Wind Shear |
| NNT | Nearest Neighbor Tool |
| HST | Hubble Space Telescope |
| ECMRWF | European Centre For Medium-Range Weather Forecasts |
| CAGE | Continental Africa GATE Experiment |
| DNS | Direct Numerical Simulation |