| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIST | Agency Of Industrial Science & Technology |
| NEONS | Navy Environmental Operational Nowcast System |
| NIRNS | National Institute For Research In Nuclear Science |
| NOARL | Naval Oceanographic And Atmospheric Research Laboratory |
| LRE | Latest Revised Estimate |
| HIS | High-resolution Interferometer Sounder |
| ADL | Alexandria Digital Library |
| NERC | National Environment Research Council |
| NSBF | National Scientific Balloon Facility |
| ICE | Intercomparison Experiment |