| Acronym | Meaning |
| UMASS | University Of Massachusetts |
| SSM/I | Special Sensor Microwave Imager |
| BAI | Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions Project |
| ICAS | Interdepartmental Communication For Atmospheric Science |
| TOPS | Transcendental Operating System |
| FWQC | Federal Water Quality Criteria |
| RAS | Retrospective Analysis System |
| ERC | Environmental Research Center |
| EBB | Equivalent Blockbody |
| ISTP | International Solar Terrestrial Program |