| Acronym | Meaning |
| UT | Universal Time |
| GRIB | Grid In Binary |
| ADC | Analog-to-digital Converter |
| SG | Semigeostrophic |
| BSRN | Baseline Surface Radiation Network |
| SOFAR | Sound |
| NEHRP | National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program |
| OASC | Office Of Advanced Scientific Computing |
| EP | Electrical Power |
| IRIG | Inertial Rate (MIT) Or Reference (NASA) Integrating Gyroscope |