| Acronym | Meaning |
| NEDRES | National Environmental Data Referral System |
| EOSP | Earth Observing Scannign Polarimeter |
| ASW | Antisubmarine Warfare |
| TTO/NAS | Transient Tracers In The Ocean (TTO)/North Atlantic Study |
| PCMS | Process And Change Management System |
| AMS | American Meteorological Society |
| ALDEN | Alden Electronics |
| AISC | Assessment And Information Services Center |
| PMIP | Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project |
| WATS | Wide Area Telecommunications Service |