| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACM | Advanced Cruise Missile |
| SSM/I | Special Sensor For Microwave/Imaging |
| PPTV | Parts Per Trillion (by Volume) |
| PF | Performance Factor |
| M-SRI | Stanford Resource Institute |
| TGB | Trace Gas Biogeochemistry Section |
| OASC | Office Of Advanced Scientific Computing |
| AFIS | Automated Fingerprint Identification System |
| SOO/SAC | Science And Operations Officer/Scientific Applications Computer |
| POP | Probability Of Precipitation |