| Acronym | Meaning |
| FRD | Forecast Research Division |
| BMFT | Bundesminsterium Fur Forschung Und Technologie |
| CACR | Commission On Air Chemistry And Radioactivity |
| CAAP | Composition And Acidity Of SE Asian Precipitation |
| M-UCSD | University Of California At San Diego |
| CAE | Cooler |
| POCIBO | Polar Circling Balloon Observatory |
| BD | Blowdown |
| AARP | American Association Of Retired People |
| ICS | Intercom System |