| Acronym | Meaning |
| R/T | Reciever/Transmitter |
| M-BNW | Batelle Northwest |
| GRM | Geopotential Research Mission |
| QPF | Quantitative Prediction Of Precipitation |
| URL | Universal Resource Locter |
| LAS | LAGEOS Apogee Stage |
| NIDS | NEXRAD Information And Data System |
| ESIG | Environmental And Societal Impacts Group |
| GTN | Germantown |
| MTTR | Mean Time To Repair |