| Acronym | Meaning |
| DARRRE | DAR3E |
| AAP | Atmospheric Analysis And Prediction Division |
| ETEC | Energy Technology Engineering Center |
| SESAME | Second European Stratospheric Arctic And Mid-Latitude Experiment |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| JASON | Group Of Physicists At Stanford That Study Various Projects And Are Funded By Government Defense Money |
| DBX | Debugger For UNIX |
| CAST | Chinese Academy Of Space Technology |
| IQSY | International Years Of The Quiet Sun |
| F/P-INT | Fabry-Perot Interferometer |