| Acronym | Meaning |
| DIC | Dissolved Inorganic Carbon |
| FIRE-ACE | First ISCCP International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program |
| LNA | Low-noise Amplifier |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| DSI (+/OR MOD) | Defense Security Installation |
| GDR | Geophysical Data Record |
| OGCM | Ocean General Circulation Model |
| ILI | Instrumentation And Laboratory Improvement |
| UTC | Universal Time Coordinate Or Coordinated Universal Time |
| GIMPAP | GOES Product Assurance Plan |