| Acronym | Meaning |
| HP | Hewlett-Packard |
| ORR | Operations Readiness Review |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| NWSTC | National Weather Service Telecommunications |
| DUDFCD | Denver Urban Drainage And Flood Control District |
| ETFSP | Enhanced Technology Flight Segment Prototype |
| THORPEX | The Observing System Research And Predictability Experiment |
| RALI | Resource And Land Information |
| MB | Megabits |
| GLOBEC | Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics |