| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIGCM | Thermosphere-ionosphere General Circulation Model |
| NREN | National Research And Education Network |
| GINI | GOES Ingest & NOAAPORT Interface |
| GMSA | Global Multivariate Statistical Analysis |
| ALT | Altimeter |
| NODC | National Oceanographic Data Center |
| NFS | Network File System |
| MITI | Ministry Of International Trade And Industry |
| AIX | Advanced Interactive Executive |
| CCP | Clouds In Climate Program |