| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFCCN | Air Force Chief Scientist |
| BSTS | Boost Surveillance And Tracking System |
| PPM | Parts Per Million |
| WINDEX | Winter Doppler Experiment |
| AMR | Adaptive Mesh Refinement |
| EDC | EROS Data Center |
| LOHSS | Local Hardware And Software Systems |
| JPOP | Japanese Polar Orbiting Platform |
| VISSR | Visible And Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer |
| SI | Systeme International |