| Acronym | Meaning |
| SOFAR | Sound |
| MODE | Mid-Oceanic Dynamics Experiment |
| ARG | Accident Response Group |
| AA | Adverse Action |
| ATLAS | Airborne Tunable Laser Absorption Spectrometer |
| SEDI | Structure Of The Earth's Deep Interior |
| CDIAC | Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
| RUI | Research In Undergraduate Institutions |
| GOCC | GARP Operations Control Center |
| GNSS | Ground Network Scheduling System |