| Acronym | Meaning |
| CASES | Cooperative Atmosphere Surface Exchange Study |
| ESA | Engineering Support Activity |
| FIRE-ACE | First ISCCP International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program |
| UNAVCO | University NAVSTAR [not An Acronym] Consortium |
| GARP | GEMPAK Analysis And Rendering Program |
| MATCH | Model For Atmospheric Chemistry And Transport |
| PSC | Polar Stratospheric Cloud |
| ONERA | Office National D'Etudes Et De Recherches Aerospatiales |
| SG | Semigeostrophic |
| ATSR | Along Track Scanning Radiometer |