| Acronym | Meaning |
| RSA | Range Standardization And Augmentation Project |
| ACRS | Advisory Committee |
| FDDA | Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| PMIP | Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project |
| JGOFS | Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| APIP | Aircraft Produced Ice Particles |
| ACE | Aerosol Characteristics Experiment |
| AT | Antarctic Treaty |
| MECCA | Model Evaluation Consortium For Climate Assessment |
| FB | Blanketing Frequency |