| Acronym | Meaning |
| EIA | Energy Information Administration |
| SAR-X | SAR-X Band |
| PFU | Proto Flight Unit |
| HMS | Hungarian Meteorological Service |
| CASI | Canadian Aerospace Institute |
| SOR | Successive Over Relaxation |
| AXBT | Expendable Bathythermographs Air Dropped Temperature Device |
| SKE | Specific Kinetic Energy |
| ALERT | Automated Local Evaluation In Real Time |
| HRS | Hardwae Requirements Specification |