| Acronym | Meaning |
| PPS | Physical Plant Services |
| FWHM | Full Width |
| ONERA | Office National D'Etudes Et De Recherches Aerospatiales |
| SAR | Synthetic Aperture Radar |
| UCARNET | University Cooperation For Atmospheric Research Network |
| SWIS | Satellite Weather Information Systems |
| BTU | British Thermal Unit |
| IDL | Interface Definition Language |
| FCOM | Federal Coordinators Office Of Meteorology |
| S&R | Search And Rescue |