| Acronym | Meaning |
| MTEM | Magnetosphere-Thermosphere Explorer Mission |
| GLONET | Global Ozone Observing System |
| ILP | International Lithosphere Programme |
| ISTP | International Solar Terrestrial Program |
| CCP | Clouds In Climate Program |
| BOMEX | Barbados Oceanographic And Meteorological Experiment |
| VNIRO | Russian Federal Research Institute Of Fisheries And Oceanography |
| CAPS | Center For The Analysis And Prediction Of Storms |
| ISOS | International Southern Ocean Study |
| IWRS | Improved Weather Reconnaissance System |