| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCMRWF | India's National Centre For Medium Range Weather Forecasting |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| NTCC | Nimbus Technical Control Center |
| DNO | Do Not Operate |
| EU | European Union |
| MCA | Micro Channel Architecture |
| EO-ICWG | Earth Observation International Coordination Working Group |
| JASIN | Joint Air-Sea Interaction Experiment |
| VUG | Visualization Users Group |
| NASDA | National Space Development Agency |