| Acronym | Meaning |
| APACM | Atmospheric Physical And Chemical Monitor |
| UHURU | N/A |
| IPT | Integrated Product Teams |
| AARADCOM | US Army Armanents R&D Command |
| RA | Radio Active |
| ESID | EOSDIS Systems Interface Document |
| WRF | Weather Research And Forecast |
| SMART-RADAR | The Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research And Teaching Radar |
| PC | Geomagnetic Pulsations |
| JSPO | Joint Systems Program Office |