| Acronym | Meaning |
| AISC | Industry |
| DSAT | Distributed System Administration Team |
| INSTEP | Indonesian Seas Flow Through Experiment |
| RV | Research Vessel |
| FDCA | Federal Drug And Cosmetics Act |
| UARC | Upper Atmosphere Research Corporation |
| SMMR | Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer |
| IEEE | Institute Of Electrical And Electronic Engineers |
| GOTS | GALE Oceanographic Temperature Studies |
| NERC | National Environment Research Council |