| Acronym | Meaning |
| SONIC | SPAN Ocean Network Information Center |
| MDS | Minimum Detectable Signal |
| DBX | Debugger For UNIX |
| AOG | Augmented Offgas |
| CE | Combustion Engineering |
| OS | Oceanography Section |
| APS | Advanced Power Source |
| ACE-ASIA | Asian Pacific Regional Aerosol Characterization Experiment |
| NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Service |
| AGCM | Atmospheric General Circulation Models |