| Acronym | Meaning |
| APDCS | Axial Power Distribution Monitoring System |
| MCTEX | Maritime Continent Thunderstorm Experiment |
| SCGB | Special Committee For The Geosphere-Biosphere |
| EOCAP | Earth Observations Commercialization Applications Program |
| USWRP | United States Weather Research Program |
| AL | Analytical Laboratory |
| ENEA | Comitato Nazionale Per La Ricerca E Lo Sviluppo Dell' Energia Nucleare E Delle Energie Alternative |
| ANTA | 5-amino-3-nitro-1H-1 |
| NETCDF | Network Common Data Form |
| OUASS | Omega Upper Atmospheric Sounding Systems |