| Acronym | Meaning |
| DARE-1 | A Weather Service Work Station At PROFS |
| CDDIS | Crustal Dynamics Data Information System |
| ITU | International Telecommunications Union |
| MIMSA | Minority Institutions In Marine Sciences Association |
| EOLE | The French Program Like GHOST |
| MD | Modernization Division |
| MERIS | Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
| ACRS | Advisory Committee |
| ESSC | Earth System Science Committee |
| ABHX | Air Blast Heat Exchanger |