| Acronym | Meaning |
| TKE | Turbulent Kinetic Energy |
| SSM/T | Special Sensor Microwave Temperature |
| PETS | Performance Evaluation And Test System |
| CCN | Computer-to-computer Network |
| BAMEX | Bow Echo And Mesoscale Convective Vortex (MCV) Experiment |
| TAP BL | Non-reactive Gases |
| U.S./JC | United States/Japan Cooperation |
| PSN | Piano Spaziale Nazionale |
| AAAS | American Association For The Advancement Of Science |
| N-SCAT | NASA Scatterometer |