| Acronym | Meaning |
| MODS | Mission Operations And Data Systems |
| NFCR | Narrow Cold-frontal Rainbands |
| UKMO | United Kingdom Meteorological Office |
| EASDS | Earth Science And Applications Data System |
| SSTS | Sea Surface Temperatures |
| CAI | Controlled Air Incinerator |
| UNAVCO | University NAVSTAR [not An Acronym] Consortium |
| PRAIRE | Polarization Radar Illinois Rainfall Experiments |
| ADB | Apple Desktop Bus |
| NTCC | Nimbus Technical Control Center |