| Acronym | Meaning |
| KISS | Kanton Island Sounding System |
| ETCE | Effects Of Tropical Convection Experiment |
| NAR | Nonadvocacy Review |
| MAR | Modernization And Associated Restructing |
| BGE | Block Gaussian Elimination |
| NPP | Net Primary Productivity |
| ADC | Authorized Derivative Classifier |
| IFA | Intensive Flux Array |
| GOCO | Government Owned |
| DFVLR | Deutsche Forschungs-und Versuchanstalt F?r Luft-und Raumfahrt E.V. |