| Acronym | Meaning |
| UOP | UCAR Office Of Programs |
| IR-RAD | Infrared Radiometer |
| ITM | Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere |
| DOPLID | Doppler Lidar |
| NASDA | National Space Development Agency |
| ISMRM | Integrated Soil Moisture Retrieval Models |
| CCTF | Cylindrical Core Test Facility |
| OECD | Organization For Economic Cooperation And Development |
| ELF | Extremely Low Frequency |
| SPIE | Society Of Photo-optical Engineers |