| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAP | CGD Advisory Panel |
| PDW | Preliminary Design Walk-through |
| DISA | Defense Information Systems Agency |
| OTB | Operations Training Branch |
| CCRS | Canada Centre For Remote Sensing |
| HESS | Health |
| CCNY | City College Of New York |
| MDDS | Maintenance Decision Support System |
| TIROS I | Television Infrared Observation Satellite |
| QBO | Quasi-Biennial Oscillation |