| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASER | Annual Site Environmental Report |
| PSIG | Pounds Per Square Inch Gage |
| GISS | Goddard Institute For Space Studies |
| SRON | Space Research Organization Of The Netherlands |
| TIROS | Thermal Infrared Observational Satellite |
| MOBILHY | Modelisation Du Bilan Hydrique |
| RTTOV | Rediative Transfer (RT) Model For Television Infrared Orbiting Satellite (TIROS) Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) |
| RPM | Radiation And Particles Measurement |
| D/A | Digital-to-analogue Conversion |
| SPIRES | Stanford Physics Information Retrieval System |