| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOE | Department Of Energy |
| SCR | Silicon Controlled Rectifier |
| KE | Kinetic Energy |
| GRM | Geopotential Research Mission |
| SSM/I | Special Sensor For Microwave/Imaging |
| ALPTRAC | Part Of EUROTRAC |
| AXBT | Air-Deployed Expendable Bathythermographs |
| AOS/VS | Advanced Operating System/virtual Storage |
| N/A OR NA | Not Applicable |
| LDM | Local Data Manager |