| Acronym | Meaning |
| SOLSTICE | Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment |
| MAS | Millimeter-wave Atmospheric Sounder |
| DC | Delta Clipper |
| GBT | Green Bank Telescope |
| RAS | Royal Astronomical Society |
| LPV | Long Period Variable |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| SAMPEX | Solar Anomalous And Magnetospheric Particle EXplorer |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| IOA | Institute Of Astronomy (Cambridge) |