| Acronym | Meaning |
| BSU | Beam Steering Unit |
| JPOP | Japanese Polar Orbiting Platform |
| GAO | General Accounting Office |
| EDAS | Ecosystem Dynamics And The Atmosphere Section |
| LM | Lumen |
| TAP | Diffusion Transport Models |
| PMS | Particle Measuring Systems |
| SSM/R | Special Sensor Microwave Radiometer |
| QG | Quasi-Geostrophic Analysis |
| LBN | Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory |