| Acronym | Meaning |
| HARVARD | Harvard/Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics |
| ALS | Advanced Launch System |
| BLP | Boundary Layer Profiler |
| PSAC | President's Science Advisory Committee |
| MAMOS | Marine Automatic Meteorological Observing Station |
| PMS | Platform Management System |
| ICCP | International Commission Of Clouds And Precipitation |
| EOS-A | First NPOP |
| CCSP | Coupled Climate Systems Program |
| DEST | Directed Energy Science & Technology |