| Acronym | Meaning |
| PB | Product Of Polarization And Brightness |
| CBO | Carrier Balloon/Omegasonde |
| IUPS | International Union Of Physiological Sciences |
| QG | Quasi-Geostrophic Analysis |
| LARC | Limited Area Remote Collector |
| DNA | Defense Nuclear Agency |
| GFY | Government Fiscal Year |
| ASME | American Society Of Mechanical Engineers |
| PEPPI | Photometric Eclipse Polar Plume Imager |
| NLDN | National Lightning Detection Network |