| Acronym | Meaning |
| ANL-E | Argonne National Laboratory-East |
| DE | Dynamics Explorer |
| ICWWP | Interagency Committee For World Weather Programs |
| DC | Dublin Core--metadata |
| LCC | Life Cycle Cost |
| WMS | World Magnetic Survey |
| PXBT | Expendable Bathythermograph (water Dropped Temperature Device) |
| ARCSS | Arctic Systems Science |
| N-ROSS | Naval Research Oceanographic Satellite System |
| EMF | Electromagnetic Field/force |