| Acronym | Meaning |
| GMCC | Geophysical Monitoring For Climatic Change |
| OAR | Office Of Atmospheric Research |
| TEXMEX | Tropical Experiment Over Mexico |
| AMSR | Advanced Microwave Sounding Radiometer |
| NTISS | National Telecommunications And Information Systems Security |
| FBI | Federal Bureau Of Investigation |
| AIS | Administrative Information Systems |
| AGFS | Aviation Gridded Forecast Systems |
| FEP | Front End Processor |
| VOCS | Volatile Organic Compounds |