| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALP | Assemble Language Preprocessor |
| T.P. | Tropical Platform |
| TDLAS | Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy |
| R-Z RELATIONSHIP | R = Precipitation Rate |
| INPE | Instituto De Pesquisas Espaciais |
| NCGIA | National Center For Geographic Information And Analysis |
| EFTC | European Fluorocarbon Technical Committee |
| BRAVE | Boeing Robotic Air Vehicle |
| FOIA | Freedom Of Information Act |
| ORB | Object Request Broker |