| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAC-C | Argentina's Scientific Applications Satellite |
| IWGGCDM | International Working Group On Global Change And Data Management |
| OLR | Outgoing Longwave Radiation |
| DLA | Defense Logistics Agency |
| APD | Avalanche Photodiode |
| CCU | CRAY Charging Unit |
| CCD | Charge-Couple Device |
| LME | Layer Management Entity |
| STORM | Stormscale Operational And Research Meteorology |
| PPHM | Parts Per Hundred Million |