| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFP | Advanced Flexible Processor |
| PETS | Performance Evaluation And Test System |
| ICPM | International Commission On Polar Meteorology |
| OPENDAP | Open-source Project For A Network Data Access Protocol |
| ISAS | Institute Of Space And Astronautical Science |
| AFI | Atomic Industrial Forum |
| PIXE | Proton Induced X-ray Emission |
| QSO | Quasi-stellar Object |
| ROBIN | Falling Balloon Experiment |
| WG/MDM | Working Group For Meteorological Data Management |