| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| SLW | Supercooled Liquid Water |
| STD | Salinity |
| JAROS | Japan Resources Observation System Organization |
| IIASA | International Institute For Applied Systems Analysis |
| AL/HPD | AL Health Protection Division |
| OMEGA | Operational And Prediction Multi-scale Environmental Model With Grid Adaptivity |
| DDR | Deutsche Demokratische Republik |
| BUV | Backscatter Ultraviolet |
| MERIT | MERIT |