| Acronym | Meaning |
| SW/HW | Software/Hardware |
| PERT | Performance Evaluation And Review Technique |
| OCM | Ocean Circulation Model |
| SMILE | Surface Layer Mixed Experiment |
| NDBC | National (or NOAA) Data Buoy Center |
| AIAIT | Army Intelligence And Threat Analysis Center |
| VRMS OR VRMS | Volt Root Mean Square |
| HMS | Hungarian Meteorological Service |
| NREL | National Resource Ecology Laboratory |
| DORIS | Determination D'Orbite Et Radiopositionement Integre Par Satellite |