| Acronym | Meaning |
| IS | Institute Sponsors |
| EDS | Environmental Data Service |
| UT | Universal Time |
| AO | Air Overseas |
| FPPS | Flight Plan Processing System |
| ASTERIX | French Acronym For ELDORA |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| NROSS | Naval Remote Ocean Sensing System |
| NOVAM | Navy Oceanographic Vertical Aerosol Model |
| EDF/ DER | Electricit? De France/ Direccion Des Etudes Et Recherche |