| Acronym | Meaning |
| RDR | Radar |
| ERC | Environmental Research Center |
| SKE | Specific Kinetic Energy |
| UPC | Unidata Program Center |
| FOF | Field Observing Faciltilty |
| NAR | Nonadvocacy Review |
| MTTF | Mean Time To Failure |
| TCI | Tropical Cyclone Initiation |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| ESIP | Earth System Information Partners Federation |