| Acronym | Meaning |
| GENESIS | Global Environmental And Ecological Simulation Of Interactive Systems |
| ALPA | Airline Pilots Association |
| PRC | People's Republic Of China |
| DEWS | Doppler Electronic Weather Sensor |
| AMAD | Activity-median Aerodynamic Diameter |
| PFU | Proto Flight Unit |
| ERS-2 | European Remote Sensing |
| IAGA | International Association Of Geomagnetism And Aeronomy |
| ATMOS | Atmospheric Trace Molecules Observed By Spectroscopy |
| SADCC | South African Development Coordination Conference |