| Acronym | Meaning |
| GEOSECS | Geochemical Ocean Sections |
| GAPEX | Ground-based Atmospheric Profiling Experiment |
| DEWS | Doppler Electronic Weather Sensor |
| ARAC | Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability |
| EOF | Empirical Orthogonal Function |
| APT | Alliance For Photonic Technology |
| BCS | Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer |
| ABLE | Activity Balance Line Evaluation |
| MRI | Meteorological Research Institute |
| IMEP | International Meteorological Educational Program |