| Acronym | Meaning |
| IDL | Interactive Data Language |
| BLP | Boundary Layer Profiler |
| CDS | Computing |
| SCDUG | Scientific Computing Division Users Group Scelming |
| POES | Polar Operational Environmental Satellite |
| IWGMFS | International Working Group On Magnetic Field Satellites |
| SERI | Solar Energy Research Institute |
| ESPIRIT | European Strategic Programme For R&D In Information Technology |
| FILOS | Far Infrared Limb Observing Spectrometer |
| ADP | Anderson |