| Acronym | Meaning |
| MCR | Multichannel Cloud Radiometer |
| GTF | Ground Test Facility |
| WGS84 | World Geodetic Survey 1984 |
| EOR | Emergency Operations Center |
| FACA | Federal Advisory Committee Act |
| AFESC | Air Force Engineering & Sciences Center |
| N-AWIPS | National Centers Advanced Weather Interactive Processing Systems |
| RDC | Regional Data Center |
| TOVS | TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
| HRPT | High Resolution Picture Transmission |