| Acronym | Meaning |
| FTSC | FSL Technical Steering Committee |
| MILNET | Military Network |
| SAVE | Stratospheric Aerosol Validation Experiment |
| GISST | Global Sea Ice And Sea Surface Temperature |
| SUDOOS | Sun/UNIX DICOMED Online Operating System |
| BEST | Bilan D'energie Du Systeme Tropical |
| ROC | Regional Observational Cooperative |
| IRC | International Radiation Commission |
| OSTIV | Organization Scientifique Et Technique Internationale Du Vol A Voile (conferences) |
| AEW | Airborne Early Warning |