| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMOG | N/A |
| SPTVAR | Special Purpose Test Vehicle For Atmospheric Research |
| BEST | Bilan D'energie Du Systeme Tropical |
| HRDI | High Resolution Doppler Imager |
| JOSS | Joint Office For Science Support |
| PDAM | Point Data Access And Management |
| OMEGA | Operational And Prediction Multi-scale Environmental Model With Grid Adaptivity |
| ORU | Orbital Replacement Unit |
| EURAM | European Research In Advanced Materials |
| GHZ | Giga Hertz |