| Acronym | Meaning |
| FATS | Forward Area Target Surveillance System |
| SBUV | Solar Backscatter Ultrav Iolet |
| FS | Flight Segment |
| DPSOL | Du Pont Savannah River Operations Logbook |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| ASP | Astronomical Society Of The Pacific |
| NWS | National Weather Service |
| IQSY | International Years Of The Quiet Sun |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
| UKMO | United Kingdom Meteorological Office |