| Acronym | Meaning |
| CDDF | Central Data Distribution Facility |
| ESSA | Environmental Science Services Administration |
| BMRC | Bureau Of Meteorology Research Centre |
| MARI | Middle Atmosphere Research Initiative |
| TOM | Trunk Operations Monitor |
| MAS | Millimeter-wave Atmospheric Sounder |
| NDVI | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index |
| RPN | (Division De) Recherche En Precision Numerique |
| PARS | Paralleled-processing Applied Research Systems |
| DAIRS | Differential Absorption Infrared Sensor |