| Acronym | Meaning |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational |
| MLS | Microwave Limb Sounder |
| UNOLS | University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System |
| STRATCOM | Stratospheric Composition Experiment |
| DASC | Defense Logistics Agency Administrative Support Center |
| BIOMASS | Biological Investigations Of Marine Antarctic Systems And Stocks |
| GEM | Geospace Environment Modeling Program |
| ER | Electrical Resistivity |
| DART | Data Assimilation Research Testbed |
| NSB | National Science Board |