| Acronym | Meaning |
| TB | Terabytes |
| SST | Scalable Spectral Tool |
| RFF | Research Flight Facility |
| NSTA | National Science Teachers Association |
| ICITA | International Cooperative Investigation Of The Tropical Atlantic |
| ACM | Advanced Conventional Munitions |
| MSC | Manned Spaceflight Center |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer |
| ZDR | Differential Reflectivity |
| IGBP | International Geosphere-Biosphere Program |