| Acronym | Meaning |
| GOMR | Global Ozone Monitoring Radiometer |
| THIR | Temperature/Humidity Infrared Radiometer |
| NSI | NASA Science Internet / NASA Standard Initiator / National Environmental Satellite Data And Information Service |
| MFPE | Misson From Planet Earth |
| NASDA | NAtional Space Development Agency |
| SSI | Solid-State Imager / Space Studies Institut |
| USMC | United States Marine Corps |
| DMR | Differential Microwave Radiometer |
| LHA | Local Hour Angle |
| CEA | Center For EUV Astrophysics |