| Acronym | Meaning |
| LOD2 | Lightweight Omega Digital Dropwindsonde |
| BPA | Bonneville Power Administration |
| EPOP | European Polar Orbiting Platform |
| FIRE-ACE | First ISCCP International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program |
| AOPR | Associated Offices Of Primary Responsibility |
| AFP | Approved Financial/funding Plan |
| MMAC | Multi-Media Access Center |
| NPC | National Processing Centers |
| KSA | Ku-band Single Access |
| DART | Data Assimilation Research Testbed |