| Acronym | Meaning |
| RTTOV | Rediative Transfer (RT) Model For Television Infrared Orbiting Satellite (TIROS) Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) |
| SEASAT | Sea Satellite |
| HDLC | High Level Data Link Control |
| AMOL | Atlantic Marine Oceanographic Laboratory |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| MOVIE.BYU | Colored Movie Software Produced By Brigham Young University |
| BEST | Bilan D'energie Du Systeme Tropical |
| PDU | Power Distribution Unit |
| MM4 | Mesoscale Model |
| SISP | Surface Imaging & Sounding Package |