| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIM | Advanced Industrial Materials |
| ITWIS | Integrated Terminal Weather Information System |
| FDM | Full-depth Model |
| NCIS | Nadir Climate Interferometer Spectrometer |
| TOSS | Tiros Operational Satellite System |
| INO | Institute For Naval Oceanography |
| NCAB | Network Coordination And Advisory Board |
| FO | Field Office |
| TGS | Text And Graphics System |
| OCI | Ocean Color Imager |