| Acronym | Meaning |
| PSOS | Profiler Surface Observing System |
| BATS | Biosphere-atmosphere Transfer Scheme |
| KISS | Kanton Island Sounding System |
| MKSA | Absolute MKS |
| UGV | Unmanned Ground Vehicles |
| CCAR | Colorado Center For Astrodynamics Research |
| N-AWIPS | National Centers Advanced Weather Interactive Processing Systems |
| DIC | Dissolved Inorganic Carbon |
| PCM | Parallel Climate Model |
| ACARS | ARINC Communications And Relay System |