| Acronym | Meaning |
| EBUFR | Enhanced Binary Universal Form |
| MSU | Microwave Sounding Unit |
| SBUV | Solar Backscatter Ultrav Iolet |
| JEFNIC | Jeffco Network Infrastructure Completion Project |
| SAM | Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement |
| CALTECH | California Institute Of Technology |
| POGO | Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory |
| RAP | Remedial Action Plan |
| APLJHU | Applied Physics Laboratory John Hopkins University |
| ARPS | Advanced Regional Prediction System |