| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADS | Activity Data Sheet |
| GEMPAK | General Meteorological Package |
| EAR | Ethics Advisory Review |
| ESSA | Environmental Science Services Administration |
| IQSY/EX | International Quiet Years Of The Sun Experiments |
| JHU | Johns Hopkins University |
| RI | Research Institute |
| MF | Medium Frequency |
| GAINS | Global Air-ocean IN-situ System |
| AIAA | American Institute Of Aeronautics And Astronauts |