| Acronym | Meaning |
| TBO | Tropospheric Biennial Oscillation |
| ALPA | Airline Pilots Association |
| FPMD | Facilities And Property Management Division |
| EASDS | Earth Science And Applications Data System |
| FTS | Fourier Transform Spectrometer |
| DROT | Direct Read Out Terminal |
| TDWR | Terminal Doppler Weather Radar |
| OPS | Onboard Payload Support |
| EDA | Ecosystem Dynamics And The Atmosphere |
| JOI | Joint Oceanographic Institutions |