| Acronym | Meaning |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| STARE | Southern Tropical Atlantic Regional Experiment |
| RUC | Rapid Update Cycle |
| ERICA | Experiment On Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones In The Atlantic |
| SAFARI-2000 | The Southern African Regional Science Initiative |
| AMTEL | Advanced Materials Testing & Evaluation Laboratory |
| OPLE | OMEGA Position And Location Experiment |
| MERIT | MERIT |
| ORSTOM | Institut Francais Pour Le Developpment En Corporation |
| DARRRE | DAR3E |