| Acronym | Meaning |
| KRMS | Ka-band Radiometer Mapping System |
| NOSC | Naval Ocean Systems Center |
| BCS | Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer |
| LAMMR | Large Antenna Multichannel Microwave Radiometer |
| NGDC | National Geophysical Data Center |
| GPX | A Suffix Which Designates Graphics Capabilities On The DEC MicroVax System (typically Seen As DEC VAXstation/GPX.) |
| SVP | Surface Velocity Program |
| LSM | Land Surface Model |
| BU | Bargaining Unit |
| ETM | Enhanced Thematic Mapper |