| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPI | NEXRAD Product Interface |
| NEAQS | New England Air Quality Study |
| ORCP | Ocean Ridge Crest Processes |
| MPS | Radar System |
| TOVS | TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
| PDW | Preliminary Design Walk-through |
| VISSR | Visible And Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer |
| STRATEX | Stratocumulus Experiment |
| O AND A | Orbit And Altitude |
| FWQC | Federal Water Quality Criteria |