| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASAP | Accelerated Situational Awareness Prototype |
| WET-MAP | Mesoscale Alpine Project |
| GLS | GOMR Limb Sounder |
| RITS | Radiatively Important Trace Substances |
| GPS-IPW | Global Positioning System-Integrated Precipitable Water |
| ESAD | Earth Science And Applications Division |
| ARAC | Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability |
| ONERA | Office National D'Etudes Et De Recherches Aerospatiales |
| OLR | Outgoing Longwave Radiation |
| IDD | Internet Data Distribution |