| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECTD | Emission Control Technology Division |
| PASJ | Publications Of The Astronomical Society Of Japan |
| TDWR | Terminal Doppler Weather Radar |
| R | Rayleigh |
| NAVSTAR | NAVigation Signal Timing And Ranging System |
| BASC | Board On Atmospheric Sciences And Climate |
| ACR | Air Conditioner |
| VLSI | Very Large Scale Interface |
| KBPS | Kilobits (103) Per Second |
| CAGEX | CERES/ARM/GEWEX Experiment |