| Acronym | Meaning |
| MPP | Massively Parallel Processor |
| DTF | Development And Test Facility |
| PACLAT | Pacific Latitudinal Distribution Of Photochemical Trace Species |
| CEA | Commissariat A |
| TOTO | Totable Tornado Observatory |
| DOAS | Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy |
| SAM | Sun-angle Magnetometer |
| FODDAS | Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation Study |
| PE | Primitive Equation |
| USAFGL | United States Air Force Geophysical Laboratory |