| Acronym | Meaning |
| NEXUS | Navaid-based Upper- Air Sounding System |
| DFVLR | Deutsche Forschungs-und Versuchanstalt F?r Luft-und Raumfahrt E.V. |
| WIFE | Wildfire Experiment |
| IMAGES | Intermediate Model Of Global Evaluation Of Species |
| ELINT | Electronic Intelligence |
| AEC | Associate Enforcement Counsel |
| NCAR/UCAR | National Center For Atmospheric Research |
| VIS-UV | Visible/ultraviolet Spectrometer |
| ASTERIX | French Acronym For ELDORA |
| NDVI | Greeness Index From Satellites |