| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOA | Department Of Agriculture |
| ESSA | Environmental Science Services Administration |
| GTC | Gigatons Of Carbon |
| IARP | International Atmospheric Research Program |
| PMEL | Pacific Marine Environment Laboratory |
| PDS | Platform Data System |
| SCD | Scientific Computing Division |
| ALPS | Accidental Launch Protection System |
| DC | Dublin Core--metadata |
| DLT | Digital Linear Tape |