| Acronym | Meaning |
| GSTS | Ground Surveillance And Tracking System |
| PRECIP | Processing Of Emissions By Clouds And Precipitation |
| CCU | CRAY Charging Unit |
| BASC | Board On Atmospheric Sciences And Climate |
| CCRS | Canada Centre For Remote Sensing |
| M&O | Maintenance And Operations |
| TIAA | Teachers Insurance And Annuity Association |
| THREDDS | Thematic Real-time Environmental Distributed Data Services |
| UMIST | University Of Manchester Institute Of Science And Technology |
| PEM | Pacific Exploratory Mission |