| Acronym | Meaning |
| VTPR | Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer |
| SDSC | San Diego Supercomputing Center |
| OMNET | N/A |
| AOP | Abnormal Operating Procedure |
| OSIS | Office Of Scientific Information Service |
| CCL | Convection Condensation Level |
| ASDAR | Aircraft-to-Satellite Data Relay |
| AWDS | Automated Weather Distribution System |
| CCL | Convective Condensation Level |