| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICS | Interdisciplinary Climate Systems |
| BP | Boundary Profile |
| CDDIS | Crustal Dynamics Data Information System |
| CCB | Change Control Board |
| UOM | Upper-ocean Model |
| ICFD | Institute For Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| RAOBS | Radiosonde Observations |
| TRW | Thundershowers |
| JOSS | Joint Office For Science Support |
| CAS | Cooperative Application Satellite |