| Acronym | Meaning |
| WARN | Weather-Auto Relay Network |
| DIC | Dissolved Inorganic Carbon |
| SSM/I | Special Sensor Microwave Imager |
| FORD | Flight Operations Requirements Document |
| IEF | Inventory Exchange Format |
| ISM | In Situ Measurements |
| FAGS | Federation Of Astronomical And Geophysical Services |
| AGDATS | Air-Ground Data Telemetry System |
| CAE | Computer Aided Engineering |
| IGC | International Geophysical Cooperation |