| Acronym | Meaning |
| GAGE | Gulf-Stream Atmospheric Gradient Exchange |
| USDI | United States Department Of Interior |
| SYNOPS | Synoptic Ocean Prediction Study |
| OMO | Orbiting Meteorological Observatory |
| MATCH | McGill University; Technical Improvements To The Large-scale Spectral Element Ocean Model (SEOM) |
| ACM | Advanced Conventional Munitions |
| HRIS | High-Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| NCSNET | NASCOM Custom Subnetwork |
| AMSR | Advanced Microwave Sounding Radiometer |
| EC | European Community |