| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCB | Change Control Board |
| SME | Stratosphere-Mesosphere Explorer Satellite |
| FTE | Full-time Employees |
| ANRHRD | Air Noise Radiation Health Research Division |
| SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
| VG | Visualization Group |
| AXCP | Airborne Expendable Current Profiler |
| PRUDENCE | Prediction Of Regional Scenerios And Uncertainties For Defining European Climate Change Risks And Effects |
| OSR | Office Of Scientific Research |
| NAS | National Airspace System |