| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satelite |
| DART | Data Assimilation Research Testbed |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| IFREMER | Institut Francais Re'checche Pour L'Exploitation De La Mer |
| DMSP | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program |
| SGI | Silicon Graphics Inc. |
| ARR | Association For Radiation Research |
| SMART-RADAR | The Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research And Teaching Radar |
| DPDC | Data Processing And Distribution Center |
| LDR | LIDAR |