LIST OF ACRONYMS
| ACD | Atmospheric Chemistry Division (NCAR) |
| AIMR | Airborne Imaging Microwave Radiometer |
| AOML | Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (NOAA) |
| APE | Airborne Platform for Earth |
| ARL | Atmospheric Research Laboratory (SIO) |
| ATD | Atmospheric Technology Division (NCAR) |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| AVN | Aviation Model |
| C4 | Center for Climate, Clouds, and Chemistry (SIO) |
| CAI | Community Aerosol Inlet |
| CCN | Cloud Condensation Nuclei |
| CDC | Climate Diagnostics Center (NOAA) |
| CIDS | C4 Integrated Data System |
| CMDL | Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory (NOAA) |
| CO | Colorado (USA) |
| CTD | Conductivity, Temperature, Depth |
| CVI | Counter flow Virtual Impactor |
| ECMWF | European Center for Medium Weather Forecasting (England) |
| EOP | Enhanced Observation Phase |
| FNMOC | Fleet Numerical Meteorological and Oceanographic Command (USA) |
| FSBR | Two Fractional Short-wave Broadband Radiometers |
| FSU | Florida State University (USA) |
| GIF | Graphical Image Format |
| GLASS | GPS/Loran Atmospheric Sounding System |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GSFC | Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA) |
| GTS | Global Telecommunications System |
| IFP | Intensive Field Phase |
| IISC | Indian Institute of Science (India) |
| IITM | Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (India) |
| IMD | Indian Meteorological Department (India) |
| INDOEX | Indian Ocean Experiment |
| IR | InfraRed |
| ITCZ | Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone |
| JOSS | Joint Office for Science Support (UCAR) |
| KCO | Kaashidhoo Climate Observatory |
| KNMI | Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (Netherlands) |
| LIDAR | Light Detection and Ranging Instrument |
| LISA | Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphé (France) |
| LMCE | Laboratoire de Modelisation du Climat et de l'Environnement (France) |
| LMD | Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique du CNRS (France) |
| LOA | Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique (France) |
| LSCE | Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (France) |
| LWC | Liquid Water Content |
| MCR | Multi-channel Cloud Radiometer |
| MCRV | Multi-Channel Radiometer |
| MISU | Meteorologiska Institutionen, Stockholms Universitet |
| MMM | Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division (NCAR) |
| MPI | Max Plank Institute |
| MPIC | Max Planck Institut für Chemie (Germany) |
| MRF | Medium Range Forecast Model |
| MS | Mass Spectrometer |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA) |
| NCAR | National Center for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) |
| NCSU | North Carolina State University (USA) |
| NFOVR | Narrow Field-Of-View long-wave Radiometer |
| NILU | Norwegian Institute for Air Research (Norway) |
| NIO | National Institute of Oceanography (India) |
| NMHC | Non-Methane HydroCarbons |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA) |
| NOGAPS | Navy Operational Global Automated Prediction System |
| NPGS | Naval Post Graduate School (USA) |
| NPL | National Physical Laboratory (India) |
| NSF | National Science Foundation (USA) |
| OPC | Optical Particle Counter |
| ORV | Oceanographic Research Vessel |
| OSU | Oregon State University (USA) |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| PMEL | Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA) |
| PRL | Physical Research Laboratory (India) |
| PSU | Pennsylvania State University (USA) |
| R/V | Research Vessel |
| RDMA | Radial Differential Mobility Analyzer |
| SABL | Scanning Aerosol Backscatter LIDAR |
| SIO | Scripps Institute of Oceanography (USA) |
| SPL | Space Physics Laboratory (India) |
| TDDR | Total Direct Diffuse Radiometer |
| THESEO | Third European Stratospheric Experiment on Ozone |
| TSBR | Two Solar Broadband Radiometers |
| UCAR | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (USA) |
| UCR | University of California at Riverside (USA) |
| UCSD | University of California San Diego (USA) |
| UMD | University of Maryland (USA) |
| UMN | University of Minnesota (USA) |
| UNR | University of Nevada at Reno (USA) |
| USA | United States of America |
| UTC | Universal Time Coordinated |
| UV | Ultra-Violet |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| WOCE | World Ocean Circulation Experiment |
| WWW | World Wide Web |