| Acronym | Meaning |
| WEPOCS | Western Equatorial Pacific Ocean Climate Studies |
| ISAS | Institute Of Space And Astronautical Science |
| WX | Weather |
| ERSDAC | Earth Resources Satellite Data Analysis Center |
| TRW | Thundershowers |
| AOS | Archive And Operations System |
| REU | Research Experiences For Undergraduates |
| MW | Megawords |
| AF | Auxiliary Feed |
| HAC | Heads And Chairs |