| Acronym | Meaning |
| HEW | Health |
| SSL | Space Sciences Laboratory |
| ALPS | Accidental Launch Protection System |
| DETEC | Defense Technology Evaluation Code |
| ESSCO | Electronic Space Systems Corporation |
| UWI | Uniform Window Interface |
| MATCH | McGill University; Technical Improvements To The Large-scale Spectral Element Ocean Model (SEOM) |
| ISTS | Institute For Space And Terrestrial Science |
| FASINEX | Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment |
| UPC | Unidata Program Center |