| Acronym | Meaning |
| ITO | Independent Test Organization |
| AP | Action Plan |
| DCAR | Data Collection Analysis Request |
| STREX | Storm Transfer And Response Experiment |
| MRS | Mesoscale Research Section |
| PIRAC | PC-based Integrated Radar Acquisition Card |
| P/L-EX | Payload Executive |
| NAR | Nonadvocacy Review |
| ERBI | Earth Radiation Budget Instrument |
| VRR | Visual Radio Range |