| Acronym | Meaning |
| AWU | Associated Western Universities |
| NACOA | National Advisory Committee On Oceans And Atmosphere |
| SHEBA | Surface Heat Budget Of The Arctic Ocean |
| WMS | World Magnetic Survey |
| FP | Plasma Frequency |
| SAIC | Science Applications International Corporation |
| ONR | Office Of Naval Research |
| CCL | Convective Condensation Level |
| OSPF | Open Shortest Path First |
| SIR | Spaceborne Imaging Radar |