| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASTM | American Society For Testing Materials |
| GBPS | Gigabity (109) Per Second |
| GSTS | Ground Surveillance And Tracking System |
| HOS | Hydrocarbon Oxidation Studies |
| SISP | Surface Imaging & Sounding Package |
| SEASAT | Sea Satellite |
| S-POL | S-band Dual Polarization Doppler Radar |
| ATR | Attenuated Total Reflection |
| JVNC | John Von Neumann National Supercomputing Center |
| AGCM | Atmospheric General Circulation Models |