| Acronym | Meaning |
| ENVISAT | European Environmental Satellite |
| FDMA | Frequency Division Multiple Access |
| SLT | Semi-Lagrangian Transport |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| EURATOM | European Atomic Energy Agency/Community |
| BSDI | Berkeley Software Design |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| BIGIT | A Binary Digit |
| DMS | Data Management System |
| TEB | Tropical Experiment Board |