| Acronym | Meaning |
| POC | Project Operations Center |
| ICITA | International Cooperative Investigation Of The Tropical Atlantic |
| AL | Analytical Laboratory |
| BOD | Beneficial Occupancy Date |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| SCD | Scientific Computing Division |
| SCR | Selective Chopper Radiometer |
| GTE | Global Tropospheric Experiment |
| MODAC | Meteorological Observation And Data Assimilation Center |
| NT | The Nanotesler (nT) |