| Acronym | Meaning |
| STORM DAWG | STORM Data Assimilation Working Group |
| ANTHEM | Plasma Simulation Code |
| INTELSAT | International Telecommunications Satellite |
| DRI | Desert Research Institute |
| EPI | Environmental Policy Institute |
| GAGE | Gulf-Stream Atmospheric Gradient Exchange |
| TOPEX/POSEIDON | Ocean Topography Experiment |
| APD | Avalanche Photodiode |
| ESN | ECS Science Network |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |