| Acronym | Meaning |
| ARMAR | Airborne Rain Mapping Radar |
| TIMED | Thermosphere-Ionosphere-Mesosphere Energetics & Dynamics |
| ESID | EOSDIS Systems Interface Document |
| AAEE | American Academy Of Environmental Engineers |
| AECA | Arms Export Control Act |
| JOI | Joint Oceanographic Institutions |
| S&B | Salary And Benefits |
| OFPS | Office Of Field Project Support |
| RSCS | Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem |
| IBRD | International Bank For Reconstruction And Development |