| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPOP | NASA Polar Orbiting Platform |
| BLSG | Boundary Layer Sensing Group |
| FMIT | Fusion Materials Irradiation Test Facility |
| DSL | Distributed Software Libraries |
| MDCRS | Meteorological Data Collection And Reporting System |
| INDEX | Indian Ocean Experiment |
| D-B | Davis-Bacon Act |
| HPCC | High-performance Computing And Communications |
| WSR-88D | Weather Surveillance Radar ? 1988 |
| AIMR | Airborne Imaging Microwave Radiometer |