| Acronym | Meaning |
| MMI | Monthly Management Information Report |
| ENSO | El Ni-o-Southern Oscillation |
| CCSP | U.S. Climate Change Science Program |
| NSI | NASA Science Internet |
| ETA | A Subsidiary Of Control Data Corporation That Manufactures Supercomputers |
| IDL | Interface Definition Language |
| IAU | International Astronomical Union |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
| OCC | Operations Control Center |
| SETA | Satellite Electrostatic Triaxial Accelerometer |