| Acronym | Meaning |
| PDS | Platform Data System |
| TOPEX/POSEIDON | Ocean Topography Experiment |
| DOE/SR | DOE Savannah River |
| DOW | Defenders Of Wildlife |
| OCI | Ocean Color Imager |
| MLSO | Mauna Loa Solar Observatory |
| LCL | Lifting Consdensation Level |
| ECG | Environmental Coordinating Group |
| JERS-1 | Japanese Earth Resources Sensing Satellite 1 |
| PIFM | Practical Improved Flux Method |