| Acronym | Meaning |
| NEEDS | N/A |
| UHF | Ultra-high Frequency |
| HIRRLS | High Resolution Research Limb Sounder |
| RCPG | Research Coordination And Planning Group |
| JVNTSC | John Volpe National Transportation Systems Center |
| IASPEI | International Association Of Seismology And Physics Of The Earth's Interior |
| ACM | Advanced Conventional Munitions |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| R&D | Research And Development |
| TOGA COARE | The Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program's Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment |