| Acronym | Meaning |
| ONERA | Office National D'Etudes Et De Recherches Aerospatiales |
| NOMHICE | Nonmethane Hydrocarbon Intercomparison Experiment |
| DML | RF Dimensional Metrology Laboratory |
| PARS | Paralleled-processing Applied Research Systems |
| RAWPG | Regional Aviation Weather Products Generator |
| CCP | Clouds In Climate Program |
| FNC | Federal Networking Council |
| BIP | Balloon-borne (instrument) Platform |
| SWEAT | Severe Weather Threat |
| MSS | Multi-spectral Scanner |