| Acronym | Meaning |
| SOPAC | Scripps Orbit And Permanent Array Center |
| MFE/MAGNOLIA | Magnetic Field Explorer/Magnolia Mission |
| EMF | Electromotive Force |
| LTER | Long-Term Ecological Research Program |
| AMSR | Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer |
| FDF | Flight Dynamics Facility |
| ERB | Earth Radiation Budget |
| APR | Aberdeen Pulsed Reactor Facility |
| BOREAS | Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study |
| TDL | Techniques Development Lab |