| Acronym | Meaning |
| CDA | Command And Data Acquisition |
| ALE | Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian |
| LM | Large Model |
| LGSOWG | Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group |
| SSSF | Surface Sounding Systems Facility |
| GMD | Geometric Mean Diameter |
| AQM | Atmospheric Quality And Modification |
| TDR | Tracking And Data Relay |
| EETFC | Environmental Effects |
| NESDIS | National Earth Satellite Data And Information System |