| Acronym | Meaning |
| GSFC | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| ERTAQ | ERT Air Quality |
| ODP | Ocean Drilling Program |
| PCMS | Process And Change Management System |
| ZOLD | Zeroth Order Logarithmic Distribution Function |
| NVAP | NASA Water Vapor Project |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |
| NRE | Notice Of Revised Estimate |
| EASOE | European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment |
| SHEBA | Surface Heat Budget Of The Arctic Ocean |