| Acronym | Meaning |
| NTIS | National Technical Information Service |
| FTACH | Fourier Tachometer |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| RAM | Rad Academica De Mexico |
| SVP | Surface Velocity Program |
| P/B | Priority Playback |
| KOSAMP | Kuwait Oil-Fire Smoke Atmospheric Measurements Program |
| TOPEX | Topographic Ocean Experiment |
| DD+ | Domestic Data Plus |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(ies) |