| Acronym | Meaning |
| NGDC | National Geophysical Data Center |
| RDAM | Radar Data Access And Management Format |
| USFS | United States Forest Service |
| PISP | Polar Ice Sheet Program |
| LC | Inductance-capacitance |
| EMG | Electromagnetic Gravity Data |
| VF | Voice Frequency |
| CARS | Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy |
| NPGATE | NCAR PROFS Gateway Computer |
| ISOS | International Southern Ocean Study |