| Acronym | Meaning |
| GPS/MET | GPS Meteorological Satellite |
| RASTER | (Remote) ASTER |
| SERP | Strategic Environmental Research Program |
| CAPS | Center For The Analysis And Prediction Of Storms |
| NNMI | Nonlinear Normal Mode Initialization Software |
| RAP | Research Applications Program |
| BIT | Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1) |
| VTPR | Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer |
| PRC | People's Republic Of China |
| UWIS | University Of Wisconsin At Green Bay |