| Acronym | Meaning |
| LCM | Large Core Memory |
| NEWS | National Extreme Weather Systems |
| SPIE | Society Of Photo-optical Engineers |
| SGGE | Second GARP Global Experiment |
| GOMOT | Global Observations |
| RATS | Real-time Aircraft Tracking System |
| AGCM | Atmospheric General Circulation Models |
| AWOS | Automated Weather Observing System |
| FO | Orbital Frequency |
| EEPROM | Electronically Eraseable And Programmable Read Only Memory |