| Acronym | Meaning |
| GTF | Ground Test Facility |
| ARL | Air Resources Laboratory |
| TEXEX | Texas Frontal Experiment |
| SAFE | A Proposed Australian Savanna Fire Experiment |
| FEST | Fronts Experiment Systems Test |
| ARIMP | Atmospheric Radiation Investigation And Measurements Project |
| DLR | Deutsche Zentrum Fur Luft-und Raumfarht |
| ENDEX | Environmental Data Index |
| DLPDU | Data Link Protocol Data Unit |
| DLESE | Digital Library For Earth System Education |