| Acronym | Meaning |
| STK | StorageTek |
| BEMC | Boulder Emergency Management Center |
| SID | Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance |
| DLR | Deutsche Zentrum Fur Luft-und Raumfarht |
| SCAR | Special Committee For Antarctic Research |
| SSL | Space Sciences Laboratory |
| FGCMS | Fast GC / MS = Fast Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry |
| APAS | Astrophysical |
| FAO | Food And Agriculture Organization |
| AG | Australia Group |