| Acronym | Meaning |
| JERS-1 | Japanese Earth Resources Sensing Satellite 1 |
| MEGAN | Model Of The Exchange Of Gases Between The Atmosphere And Nature |
| WSR-88D | Weather Surveillance Radar ? 1988 |
| ICWG | International Coordinating Working Group |
| ESM | Earth Systems Model |
| DBMS | Data Base Management System |
| UPS | Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| NGDC | National Geophysical Data Center |
| POD | Probability Of Detection |
| EM-SCATTERING | Electromagnetic Scattering |