| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| SIFE | Second ISLSCP Field Experiment |
| EO | Office Of Education And Outreach |
| VOCS | Volatile Organic Compounds |
| AIDS | Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome |
| EXAMETNET | Experimental Inter-American Meteorological Rocket Network |
| AWS | Aviation Weather Service |
| Z | Reflectivity (Lenschow) Or Reflective Factor (FOF) |
| USDC | United States Department Of Commerce |
| PEM | Particle Environment Monitor |