| Acronym | Meaning |
| DTF3.1 | Same As DTF3 |
| TCIPO | TOGA/COARE International Project Office |
| DODCI | Department Of Defense Computer Institute |
| EM-SCATTERING | Electromagnetic Scattering |
| ASP | Advanced Stokes Polarimeter |
| MIMD | Multiple Instruction Multiple Data |
| NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Service |
| GPCP | Global Precipitation Chemistry Project |
| TAO | Tropical Atmosphere Ocean |
| HIS | High-resolution Interferometer Sounder |