| Acronym | Meaning |
| GENESIS | Global Environmental And Ecological Simulation Of Interactive Systems |
| MPR | Advanced Microwave Precipitation Radiometer |
| ETA | A Subsidiary Of Control Data Corporation That Manufactures Supercomputers |
| AMS | Appraisal Management System |
| NWSFO | National Weather Service Forecast Office |
| EEZSCAN | Exclusive Economic Zone Scan |
| NOZE | National Ozone Expedition |
| NCSA | National Center For Supercomputing Applications |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| FS | Flight Segment |