| Acronym | Meaning |
| OCI | Ocean Color Imager |
| AOPR | Associated Offices Of Primary Responsibility |
| UGV | Unmanned Ground Vehicles |
| CCSM | Community Climate System Model |
| LTCS | Lower Thermosphere Coupling Study |
| RO | Solar Radius |
| ANPR | Advance Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking |
| OPLE | OMEGA Position And Location Experiment |
| AP | Assigned Personnel |
| NESDIS | National Earth Satellite Data And Information System |