| Acronym | Meaning |
| AOP | Abnormal Operating Procedure |
| NTIS | National Technical Information Service |
| JILA | Joint Institute For Laboratory Astrophysics |
| ELF | Extremely Low Frequency |
| ACSH | American Council On Science & Health |
| ALSAS | AT Line Solution Assay |
| SODAR | Sonic Backscatter Technique For Measuring Wind Profiles |
| USJGOFS | United States Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| ODW | Omega Dropwindsonde |
| NCMC | Non-Classical Mesoscale Circulations |