| Acronym | Meaning |
| SRON | Space Research Organization Of The Netherlands |
| VWS | Vertical Wind Shear |
| NEPRF | Naval Environmental Prediction Research Facility |
| LAI | Leaf Area Index |
| EDAS | Ecosystem Dynamics And The Atmosphere Section |
| AU | Astronomical Unit |
| MAG | Magnetosphere Currents/Fields |
| FTIR | Fourier Transformed Infrared |
| NOZE | National Ozone Expedition |
| IAGW | International Acoustic Gravity Waves |