| Acronym | Meaning |
| IWRA | International Water Resources Association |
| ONERA | Office National D'Etudes Et De Recherches Aerospatiales |
| AWU | Atomic Weight Unit |
| DLD | Digital Loran Dropwindsonde |
| ECMWF | European Centre For Medium-range Weather Forecasting |
| FTFC | Fourier Transform Flow Cytometer |
| EBUFR | Enhanced Binary Universal Form |
| FERMILAB | FERMI National Acceleration Laboratory |
| ESA | Engineering Support Activity |
| FAPS | Fate Of Atmospheric Pollutants Study |