| Acronym | Meaning |
| CARS | Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy |
| ICMUA | IAMAS Commission On The Meteorology Of The Upper Atmosphere |
| KP | Low Magnetic Activity |
| MONEX | Monsoon Experiment |
| MNP | Microcom Network Protocol |
| DTC | Distance Traveled Count |
| BSD UNIX | Berkeley Software Distribution UNIX |
| MCC | Mission Control Center |
| SVHS | Super Video-home System |
| TLLMES | The Institute For Integrative And Multidisciplinary Earth Studies |