| Acronym | Meaning |
| MMM | Mesoscale And Microscale Meteorology |
| AISC | Industry |
| SMOW | Standard Mean Ocean Water |
| NEMS | Nimbus E Microwave Spectrometer |
| USAN | University Satellite Accessed Network |
| BGS | Biogeosciences Initiative |
| STEM | Scanning-transmission Electron Microscope |
| OMO | Office Of Meteorological Observations |
| TOM | Trunk Operations Monitor |
| LGSOWG | Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group |