| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOA | Memorandum Of Agreement |
| ISMRM | Integrated Soil Moisture Retrieval Models |
| GHRS | Goddard High Resolution Spectograph |
| POC | Proof Of Concept |
| BMI | Battelle Memorial Institute |
| LAPS | Local Analysis And Prediction System |
| THERMEX | Thermal Wave Experiment |
| D-B | Davis-Bacon Act |
| HPCS | High-performance Computing Section |
| 4DDD | Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation |