| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICSU | International Council Of Science |
| M-UCSD | University Of California At San Diego |
| THREDDS | Thematic Real-time Environmental Distributed Data Services |
| ICE | Isoprene Closure Experiment |
| ALADIN | Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument |
| OSF | Operational Support Facility |
| DSA | Directory System Agent |
| AIS | Administrative Information Systems |
| ADA | Americans With Disabilities Act |
| FSDR | Final System Design Review |