| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIME-GCM | Thermosphere-ionosphere-mesosphere-electrodynamic General Circulation Model |
| RMC | RAF Management Council |
| FNOC | Fleet Numerical Operations Center |
| AURA | Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy |
| DIA | Direct-interaction Approximation |
| ESTAR | Electrically Steered Thinned Array Radiometer |
| AMP | Advanced Machining Program |
| G/T | Activity Per Ton |
| FASINEX | Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment |
| SCATT | Scatterometer |