| Acronym | Meaning |
| FICS | Facility Information And Control System |
| JHWRP | Joint Hawaii Warm Rain Project |
| FCM | Federal Coordinator For Meteorological Services And Supporting Research |
| APS | American Physical Society |
| AVE | Atmospheric Variability Experiment |
| ARC | Antarctic Research Center |
| NAR | Nonadvocacy Review |
| TBD | To Be Determined |
| ITS | Instrument Technical Specification |
| ARISTOTELES | Applications And Research Involving Space Technologies Observing The Earth's Field From Low Earth Orbiting Satellite |