| Acronym | Meaning |
| IWRS | Improved Weather Reconnaissance System |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |
| BAHC | Biospheric Aspects Of The Hydrological Cycle |
| NEEDS | N/A |
| LL | Lincoln Laboratories |
| EISA | Extended Industry Standard Architecture |
| EOCAP | Earth Observations Commercialization Applications Program |
| DCA | Data Collection Assignment |
| EDS | Environmental Data Service |
| EFC | Experimental Forecast Center |