| Acronym | Meaning |
| T.P. | Tropical Platform |
| SCMS | Software Configuration Management Section |
| ATC | Adiabatic Toroidal Compressor |
| QG | Quasi-Geostrophic Analysis |
| MOPS | Millions Of Operations (106) Per Second |
| POLARIS | Photochemistry Of Ozone Loss In The Arctic Region In Summer |
| SKE | Specific Kinetic Energy |
| EEZSCAN | Exclusive Economic Zone Scan |
| ETE | Estimated Time En Route |
| UNAM | Universidad Autonoma De Mexico |