| Acronym | Meaning |
| WWRP | World Weather Research Programme |
| FAO | Food And Agriculture Organization |
| FEWS | Follow-on Early Warning System |
| PA | Payload Accommodations |
| MRI | Meteorological Research Institute |
| CAGEX | CERES/ARM/GEWEX Experiment |
| MADIS | Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| PELTI | Passing Efficiency For The Low Turbulence Inlet |
| MF | Medium Frequency |