| Acronym | Meaning |
| DBSS | Directed Balloon Sounding System |
| ALP | Assemble Language Preprocessor |
| AMSG | Appropriate Military Systems Guide |
| PPMV | Parts Per Million By Volume |
| DMI | Danish Meteorological Institute |
| SRC | Science Research Council |
| HEIFE | Heihe Basin Field Experiment |
| ATM | Division Of Atmospheric Sciences |
| ADL | Alexandria Digital Library |
| ESRO | European Space Research Organization |