| Acronym | Meaning |
| PDAM | Point Data Access And Management |
| RPG | Radar Products Generator |
| IRS | Information Retrieval Service |
| IIWG | International Investigator Working Group |
| SDAM | Satellite Data Access And Management Format |
| PDU | Protocol Data Unit |
| PMS | Platform Management System |
| TKW | Turbulence Kinematic Energy |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| DOPLIGHT | Doppler And Lightning Program |