| Acronym | Meaning |
| MRIS | Media Relations & Information Services |
| IGBP | International Geosphere-Biosphere Program |
| HRDI | High Resolution Doppler Imager |
| APLJHU | Applied Physics Laboratory John Hopkins University |
| LIDAR | Light Detection And Ranging Instrument |
| IPOMS | International Polar-Orbiting Meteorological Satellite Group |
| A&R | Air And Radiation |
| SMMR | Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer |
| AMSOC | American Miscellaneous Society |
| NSWP | National Space Weather Program |