| Acronym | Meaning |
| RIDGE | Ridge Interdisciplinary Global Experiment |
| RAID | Redundant Arrays Of Inexpensive Disks |
| ASQC | American Society For Quality Control |
| STOL | Short Takeoff And Landing |
| DEM | Digital Elevation Model |
| AES | Atmospheric Environment Service |
| CAP | CGD Advisory Panel |
| N-ROSS | Naval Research Oceanographic Satellite System |
| TRACE | Transport And Atmospheric Chemistry Near The Equator |
| PEACE | DOD Atoll-drilling Program For Coral Core Sample |