| Acronym | Meaning |
| EETFC | Environmental Effects |
| LIRIS | Loral IR Imaging System |
| HARVARD | Harvard/Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics |
| BSRN | Baseline Surface Radiation Network |
| CAG | Convective Airspace Guidance |
| JOI | Joint Oceanographic Institutions |
| EBAM | Electron-beam-accessed-memory |
| HRV | High-resolution Visible |
| USDC | United States Department Of Commerce |
| AFW | Auxiliary Feedwater |