| Acronym | Meaning |
| HPO | High Performance Option |
| AIC | Acceptable Intake For Chronic Exposure |
| NWSC | National Weather Satellite Center |
| SAS | Small Astronomy Satellite |
| USJGOFS | United States Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| FCST | Federal Council For Science And Technology |
| NCDC | National Climatic Data Center |
| FLIP | Floating Instrument Platform |
| SLU | Saint Louis University |
| FTIR | Fourier Transformed Infrared |