| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCM3 | Community Climate Model Version 3 |
| FIAR | European Aviation Partnership |
| PACS | Pan-American Climate Studies |
| ASDAR | Aircraft-to-Satellite Data Relay |
| GDP | Ground Data Processor |
| CARA | Center For Astrophysical Research In Antarctica |
| FFS | Flight Facilities Survey |
| ARC | Applied Research Corporation |
| HPCC | High-performance Computing And Communications |
| NRSC | National Remote Sensing Centre |