| Acronym | Meaning |
| FORGE | Funds For Overseas Research Grants For Education |
| ALPTRAC | Part Of EUROTRAC |
| NIR | Near IR |
| GAPEX | Ground-based Atmospheric Profiling Experiment |
| HF | High Frequency |
| TIME | Thermosphere-ionosphere-mesosphere-electrodynamics |
| AT | Abnormal Transient |
| STOL | Short Takeoff And Landing |
| RISE | Radiative Inputs From Sun To Earth |
| OAO | Office Of Aircraft Operations |