| Acronym | Meaning |
| MO&DSD | Mission Operations And Data Systems Directorate |
| FICA | Federal Insurance Contributions Act |
| RA | Radio Antenna |
| DSDP | Deep Sea Drilling Project |
| ACO | Advance Change Order |
| TDLAS | Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy |
| GAU | General Accounting Unit |
| JAROS | Japan Resources Observation System Organization |
| RFC | Request For Comment |
| MAC | Manager's Advisory Council |