| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALADIN | Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument |
| AED | Air Enforcement Division |
| SAS | Small Astronomy Satellite |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| CASH | Commercial Aviation Sensing Of Humidity |
| FASTEX | Fronts Atlantic Storm Track Experiment |
| SSS | Software Segment Specification |
| LSM | Land Surface Model |
| MSD | Mass Storage Device |
| GOASEX | Gulf Of Alaska Experiment |