| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERB | Earth Radiation Budget |
| ASC | Advanced Science Computer |
| DYANA | Dynamics Adapted Network For The Atmosphere |
| SAI | Sudden Auroral Intensity |
| FX | FSL's X-window Workstation |
| LIDAR | Light Detection And Ranging Instrument |
| SAFARI | Southern African Fire-Atmospheric Research Initiative |
| HRTS | High-resolution Telescope Spectrograph |
| BU | Bargaining Unit |
| TING | Thermosphere-Ionosphere Nested Grid Model |