| Acronym | Meaning |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| MAGE | Marine Gas Emissions |
| MADIS | Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System |
| PPM | Parts Per Million |
| NEXUS | Next-generation Upper-air Sounding System |
| GAIM | Global Analysis |
| IWRS | Improved Weather Reconnaissance System |
| MIZEX | Marginal Ice Zone Experiment |
| RAWINS | Radio Wind Measurements |
| PALE | Paleoclimates From Arctic Lakes And Estuaries |