| Acronym | Meaning |
| GDR | Geophysical Data Record |
| IAGW | International Acoustic Gravity Waves |
| MLS | Microwave Limb Sounder |
| INSTAAR | Institute For Arctic And Alpine Research |
| EPO | Estuarine Programs Office |
| FOS | Family Of Services |
| CALTECH | California Institute Of Technology |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| PRCM | Paleoclimate Reconstructions Of Climate Modeling Observatory |
| AOL | Airborne Oceanographic LIDAR |