| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPOP | NASA Polar Orbiting Platform |
| AMPS | Antarctica Mesoscale Prediction System |
| ATAC | Advanced Technology Advisory Committee |
| CCPP | Climate Change Prediction Program |
| SWEAT | Severe Weather Threat |
| BNW | Battelle Northwest |
| MT | Magnetic Tape |
| TWC | The Weather Channel |
| ACARS | ARINC Communication |
| ITS | Instrument Technical Specification |