| Acronym | Meaning |
| SIPRI | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute |
| DART | Data Assimilation Research Testbed |
| ISSN | International Standard Serial Number |
| A/I | Accident/incident |
| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satelite |
| BGS | Biogeosciences Initiative |
| THORPEX | The Observing System Research And Predictability Experiment |
| ATV | Ariane Transfer Vehicle |
| KAEH | King Air Equivalent Hours |
| CDE | Common Desktop Environment |