| Acronym | Meaning |
| BUREC | Bureau Of Reclamation |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| NOC | Naval Oceanographic Command |
| NGT | NASA Ground Terminal |
| GSP | Geophysical Statistics Project |
| STT | Small Tactical Terminal |
| FOV | Field Of View |
| SMART-RADAR | The Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research And Teaching Radar |
| AEA | Atomic Energy Authority |
| LBA/TRMM | Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment In Amazonia/Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |