| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCSP | U.S. Climate Change Science Program |
| IFA | Intensive Flux Array |
| FORD | Flight Operations Requirements Document |
| EUMETSAT | European Meteorological Satellite |
| SMETE | National SMETE (Science |
| ESPIRIT | European Strategic Programme For R&D In Information Technology |
| ATRAP | Alliance For Transportation Research |
| FMLA | Family And Medical Leave Act |
| OPENDAP | Open-source Project For A Network Data Access Protocol |
| SCO | Subcarrier Oscillators |