| Acronym | Meaning |
| DQA | Data Quality Assessment |
| AOD | Argon-oxygen Decarbonization |
| SISP | Surface Imaging & Sounding Package |
| ITR | Institute Technical Reports |
| ESN | ECS Science Network |
| BSAC | Biotechnology Science Advisory Committee |
| ENDEX | Environmental Data Index |
| MOS | Model Output Statistics |
| DC | Direct Current |
| PIPOR | Program For International Polar Ocean Research |