| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAB | Meteorological Applications Branch |
| BPA | Blanket Purchase Award |
| DAESRA | Denver Area Employees Service And Recreation Association |
| INDEX | Indian Ocean Experiment |
| IOP | Intensive Observation Period |
| CALCRUST | Consortium For Study Of The California Crust |
| DMS | Data Management System |
| NAO | North American Oscillation |
| ODP | Onboard Data Processor |
| ALEXIS | Array Of Low-energy X-ray Imaging Sensors |