| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMD | Alpha Activity Median Diameter |
| ARDEC | Army Armament Research And Development Engineering Center |
| MB | Millibar |
| GEM | Global Environmental Multiscale Model |
| SQ | Solar Quiet |
| HRSR | High Resolution Scanning Radiometer |
| APOL | Analytical Photonics And Opto-Electronics Laboratory |
| DRL | Data Requirements List |
| TIFF | Tag Image File Format |
| TCS | Thermal Control System |