| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIWEX | Tropical Institute (or Instability) Wave Experiment |
| JMSC | Joint Meteorological Satellite Communication |
| PSI | Plan Shear Indicator |
| SISEX | Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment |
| VIL | Vertical Integrated Liquid |
| AIST | Agency Of Industrial Science & Technology |
| ENS | European Nuclear Society |
| BIP | Balloon-borne (instrument) Platform |
| I/ O | Input/output |
| UWIS | University Of Wisconsin At Green Bay |