| Acronym | Meaning |
| PA/CCC | Payload Accommodations/Carrier Control Center |
| ESA | European Space Agency |
| EEMD/NV | Engineering And Energy Management |
| UM | University Of Michigan |
| GCP | GEWEX Continental-Scale Project |
| AWSE | Australian Winter Storm Experiment |
| SSTS | Sea Surface Temperatures |
| HSCT | High Speed Civil Transport |
| B SCALE | Synoptic Scale Ranging From 100 To 1 |
| AM | Audio Modulation |