| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCAR | Special Committee For Antarctic Research |
| EGS | European Geophysical Society |
| ACEP | DOC Advisory Committee |
| GOS | Global Observing System |
| JERS-1 | Japanese Earth Resources Sensing Satellite 1 |
| AGI | American Geological Institute |
| EDAS | Ecosystem Dynamics And The Atmosphere Section |
| NPI | North Pacific Index |
| TAO | Tropical Atmosphere Ocean |
| AML | Advanced Materials Laboratory |